There are as many times that it has fallen as those that it has risen. Ángel Correa’s story at Atlético de Madrid is linked to perseverance and hard work, so few doubt that his time will come again. Nevertheless, the argentinian has once again lost prominence with the rojiblancos. Griezmann’s indisputable status and Morata’s goalscoring success in recent games once again close the doors of ownership. Point to the bench for the fourth consecutive day and comes from not playing a single minute with Argentina in the national team break. But Correa does not falter.
And it is that Simeone trusts him. He is the 12th player on the team, and so they make him look at his numbers. In this campaign, whenever it has been available, it has jumped to green. Only against Elche in the League (2-0) the Argentine was left without participating after entering the call. He knows that work pays and he has countless examples to prove it. One of the clearest dates from April 2021.
Two seasons ago and precisely against Betis, the ex from San Lorenzo lived one of his most bitter afternoons as a rojiblanco at Benito Villamarín. With Atlético playing LaLiga, and after having been the protagonist in previous games due to his lack of aim, Correa he missed two clear scoring chances that cost the team two points (1-1). His tears after the game found comfort on Simeone’s shoulders and were the starting point of a pristine end to the season on a personal level. In the remaining eight games, he scored five goals and ended up being decisive in winning the championship..
Forged in adversity
the rosarino sum, with this, his eighth season as mattress and he is used, like nobody else, to adversity. As soon as he arrived at the club, in May 2014, he was diagnosed with a heart condition for which he had to undergo surgery.. He remained away from the playing fields for six months in which uncertainty invaded him. He even came to rethink his future as a footballer. “If they touched the heart during the operation, he would not be able to carry out high-performance activity again,” he acknowledged last September, in the documentary ‘Another way of understanding life’.
At 19 years old, far from becoming small, he became great. Soccer player. The club trusted him and the Argentine was gaining prominence and confidence in Atlético. based on faith Since then, He has played 363 games as a rojiblanco in which he has scored 65 goalsand has become one of the most beloved men by the fans.
This Sunday the Betic team will be measured againand the memory of that April 11 two years ago places him in front of the mirror. In Argentina it has a secondary role. The competition is very high and Scaloni has not given him minutes in either of the two games that ‘La Albiceleste’ has played during the break. Neither in Atlético has he recently enjoyed the prominence that he would like. After starting as a starter against Athletic Club (he was substituted at 59′), he was a substitute against Real Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia. The irruption of Memphis and the consecration of Griezmann condemned him to the bench. Also the good moment of Llorente and De Paul inside.
So, the appointment before the Andalusians It can again be a point and apart in your season. With Morata ahead, Correa has been exercising all week along with the theoretical substitutes. Only in the last stretch of training this Saturday Simeone exchanged them, so he points to the bench again. Something that does not worry the man from Rosario (Argentina). When moments of difficulty have arrived, no one doubts his ability to reverse the situation. Correa faces a challenge that he already knows and that he faces as usual. From resilience.