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Julian Alvarez scores as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna

Julian Alvarez scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0, making it six league wins in a row.

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Julián Alvarez, joueur de football

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Julian Alvarez made his first La Liga start of the season and scored the only goal as Atletico Madrid edged past Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Saturday.

According to Gazeta Esportiva, the Argentine forward's strike secured a sixth consecutive league win for the Rojiblancos, moving them to within two points of leaders Barcelona. The winner came early in the second half, noted Estadio Deportivo, which also highlighted the warm reception for Jose Maria Gimenez on his return to the Metropolitano after 13 seasons.

The match counted for the tenth round of La Liga, per zerozero, and So Foot and Foot Mercato confirmed the narrow victory. For L'Equipe, it was Alvarez's first league start of the season, and ElDesmarque reported that the striker, who scored in midweek in the Champions League at Stuttgart, was applauded by the home fans.

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  1. L’ÉquipeJulian Alvarez débloque l'Atlético de Madrid face à La Corogne pour sa première titularisation en Liga cette saison (new window)lequipe.fr
  2. Gazeta EsportivaJulián Álvarez marca, Atlético de Madrid bate La Coruña e vence a sexta seguida no Espanhol (new window)gazetaesportiva.com
  3. Estadio DeportivoAtlético de Madrid 1-0 Deportivo de La Coruña: Julián Álvarez se empeña en convertir los pitos en aplausos (new window)estadiodeportivo.com
  4. Foot MercatoLiga : l’Atlético de Madrid domine La Corogne grâce à Julián Álvarez (new window)footmercato.net
  5. zerozeroAlvarez livra os colchoneros do sufoco frente ao Deportivo (new window)zerozero.pt
  6. MaisfutebolVÍDEO: Julián Álvarez dá a vitória ao Atlético de Madrid (new window)maisfutebol.iol.pt