Atlético de Madrid suffers against C.P. Cacereño in Copa del Rey
Atlético de Madrid faced C.P. Cacereño in the second round of the Copa del Rey at the Príncipe Felipe stadium. The city of Cáceres was excited about the arrival of the red and white team and the stadium was full of local fans.
The home team, which had already eliminated teams such as Girona, Córdoba and Alcorcón, came out fired up and with a ‘on fire’ stand every time Diego stopped one of the red and whites. Merencio signed the surprise at half an hour with a counter-attack goal that made all the local fans sing ‘yes we can’.
Simeone had seen it coming in a bad defense exit. Atlético was putting on the same face of astonishment as they had in León and Catalonia in previous games. Simeone didn’t know how to handle each occasion his team missed.
But a Lenglet appeared that silenced the stadium with the equalizer and the immediate expulsion of Sancho filled the local fans with unease. Not even Simeone’s expulsion lifted the mood of the stand that said goodbye to theirs among applause, proud of having put Atlético on the ropes.
