Chrisantus Uche shines for Getafe in loss to Atletico Madrid

Thanks to a strong performance, Atletico Madrid defeated Getafe 3-1 to continue their winning preseason run.

The main focus of the ninety minutes of action at the Estadio Coliseum was Ángel Correa's clinical efforts.

After managing a bobbling ball that Arthur Vemeeren sent into the box, the Argentine punched home from close to the penalty spot to open the score.

Later, Correa passed the ball to João Félix with a deft backheel flick. Félix sprinted past opponents and roofed the ball into the top of the net.

Correa finished with one goal and one assist, but he wasn't finished as After an hour of play, he continued to move at a breakneck speed, running past Getafe's defense and finishing a cross that Marcos Llorente had put into the box.

After the final whistle, Diego Simone will only have to deal with one problem: Chrisantus Uche's curling effort from outside the box was enough to wipe out Atleti's ambitions of keeping a clean sheet.

After winning their first two friendlies, Atleti's next scheduled game is on Wednesday against Kitchee SC.

Nigerian football fans were reminded of Super Eagles of Nigeria legend Ikechukwu Uche by Chrisantus' goal.

With 19 goals in 46 games, Uche is presently ranked as the Super Eagles' fourth-greatest scorer in team history.

Uche made history for Getafe from 2007 till 2009 scoring 11 goals in 55 appearances.