Atletico Madrid Secures Thrilling Victory Over Rayo Vallecano with Álvarez Hat-Trick

Atletico Madrid hosted Rayo Vallecano in a thrilling encounter that saw the hosts emerge victorious with a 3-2 scoreline. The match, part of Matchday 6 of the Spanish La Liga, took place today, Wednesday, at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium.

Atletico Madrid opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Julián Álvarez. However, just before the end of the first half, Rayo Vallecano found an equalizer in the 45+1st minute, courtesy of Pep Chavarría.

In the second half, Álvaro García put the visitors ahead with their second goal in the 77th minute, which was awarded after a review by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

However, Álvarez leveled the score for Atletico Madrid in the 80th minute. The same player then returned to net the winning goal for his team in the 88th minute, completing his personal hat-trick.

With this result, Atletico Madrid increased their tally to 9 points, climbing to eighth place in the league standings with two wins, three draws, and one defeat. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano's points total remained at 5, keeping them in fourteenth position.