Duarte own goal lifts Atleti past Getafe
Domingos Duarte's late own goal made it five wins from five LaLiga games for Atletico Madrid as it edged past Getafe 1-0 at the Estadio Coliseum.
In a tightly-contested affair, Duarte turned into his own net eight minutes from time to move Diego Simeone's side closer to the frontrunners in the Spanish top flight.
Atleti started brightly in the opening exchanges with two shots in quick succession from Nico Gonzalez springing David Soria smartly into action in the first seven minutes.
The visitor was unable to make its dominant opening count and was also forced into an early change with Marcos Llorente hobbling off with an injury in the 14th minute.
He was replaced by Antoine Griezmann, with the Frenchman's 43rd-minute effort representing only the fourth shot on target during a low-key first half.
Atleti continued to turn the screw after the break with Pablo Barrios and Giacomo Raspadori seeing shots repelled by Soria, who made an impressive five saves in the match.
But the Getafe goalkeeper could do nothing to prevent Duarte's unfortunate mistake, with the defender turning Raspadori's first-time cross from the left into the bottom-right corner.
Mauro Arambarri came close to snatching a point for Getafe in second-half stoppage time, but his acrobatic effort from inside the penalty area clipped the top of the crossbar.
