Yesterday against Sevilla, Atletico Madrid suffered another damaging late defeat. Los Colchoneros again looked nothing like the sturdy side they were in the previous decade. They are losing points left and right and it does not seem Diego Simeone has things under control at Wanda Metropolitano.Proof that there is tension among Atleti was obvious during last night’s match when Luis Suarez reacted angrily after being withdrawn in the 57th minute.The Uruguayan striker was taken off for Brazilian Matheus Cunha however the substitution was not fruitful. On the contrary, Atletico conceded a last-gasp goal which handed them a 2-1 loss, their third in succession in the league.Sevilla mean business! Two great goals enough to undo Atleti and cement second spotSuarez responded to his substitution quite unprofessionally, he openly expressed his frustration and sweared furiously at his manager Cholo Simeone at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.’A**holes of s***, always the same’, Suarez yelled out before throwing his socks down and covering his face.Many questioned why the club’s top scorer was taken off with more than half an hour left for Cunha who only has three goals this campaign.Last season, after being forced out by Barcelona, the former Liverpool forward scored 21 league goals to help Atletico win the league title.Wed, 21.00: (6.50) GRANADA (3.70) ATL.MADRID (1.65)However, the 34-year-old Suarez has been showing mixed performances since the start of the current campaign, scoring only one in his last 10 games – eight overall in all competitions.The loss leaves Atletico in fifth in the LaLiga table, outside the Champions League spots and 13 points off leaders Real Madrid.Their following two fixtures are a chance to better the situation – Granada awaits them in three days while their first match in 2022 will be against one of league’s biggest surprises, 4th sitting Rayo Vallecano.
