Atletico Madrid forward Angel Correa. (Photo : Getty Images)
Perennial contenders Atletico Madrid (2-0-3, 9 points) are still unbeaten after five rounds of competitions in the 2016-2017 La Liga season. They will aim to keep that run as they meet lowly team Deportivo La Coruna (1-2-2, 5 points) at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on Sunday, Sep. 25.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:15 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Atletico Madrid won twice and drawn thrice in their first five games to remain undefeated but head coach Diego Simeone is far from satisfied with his boys' play early this term.
The team settled for stalemates against lowly sides Alaves and Leganes to kick off their season before going on a two-game winning run as they defeated Celta Vigo and Sporting Gijon in lopsided affairs.
Their last game was a tough 1-1 draw with arch-rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Wednesday for their first high-profile game of the season, via SkySports.
Barça opened the scoring at the 41st minute with a beautiful header from Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic off a floating cross by team captain Andres Iniesta.
However, Atletico managed to level the count at the 61st with a brilliant evading move from Lionel Messi's compatriot Angel Correa to salvage the draw and share a point in the overall standings with the defending champs.
Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruna is on a four-game winless slide with their last match ending in a sorry 1-2 defeat in the hands of newly-promoted side Leganes at their home field of Riazor Stadium on Thursday, ESPN reported.
Deportivo midfielder Celso Borges opened the scoring at the 31st minute to give the hosts a one-point advantage at the break.
Leganes converted two goals in the second half, though, via strikes from Brazilians Luciano and Gabriel at the 55th and 61st minutes, to hand head coach Gaizka Garitano's boys their second defeat in three games.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 romp for Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Luis; Niguez, Gabi; Griezmann, Koke, Carrasco; Gameiro
Deportivo La Coruna starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Lux; Juanfran, Albentosa, Arribas, Luisinho; Mosquera, Borges; Colak, Gama, Moreno; Andone
