Sorloth hits late winner in Simeone's 700th game
Alexander Sorloth hit an 86th-minute winner as Atletico Madrid defeated Alaves 2-1 in Diego Simeone's 700th game in charge of the club.
Atletico went behind early on in this LaLiga clash as Javi Galan conceded a penalty for a handball, with Jon Guridi sending goalkeeper Jan Oblak the wrong way from the spot to make it 1-0 in the seventh minute.
But the hosts found a way back when Sorloth's header hit the arm of Abdel Abqar and Antoine Griezmann converted the penalty to draw level in the 76th minute.
The game looked to be heading for a draw, but Rodrigo De Paul fed Sorloth and the Norwegian attacker squeezed in the winner at the near post four minutes from time.
Atletico moved up to second place in the Spanish top-flight. Meanwhile, Alaves is 16th with 13 points from 14 matches.
Simeone is the first coach to manage 700 matches with the same LaLiga club. He has been in charge of Atletico since 2011.
"I live in the present, we are having a good time, the boys are working very responsibly," Simeone said after the win.
"I am calm and at peace. I love where I am and that's it."
He managed Atletico to LaLiga title triumphs in 2014 and 2021 and also helped Los Rojiblancos win two UEFA Europa League titles in 2012 and 2018.
