Atlético Madrid now have all 3 top substitute scorers in La Liga this season | OneFootball

A head-turning statistic, highlighting the impact of the substitutes made use of by Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone across the season to date, has come to the fore online.

This comes owing to developments in Atlético’s most recent outing.

The Rojiblancos were back in action on Tuesday night, welcoming Getafe to Spain’s capital for a Copa del Rey quarter-final clash.

When all was said and done, Atléti emerged dominant victors, by five goals to nil.

Amongst the goals on the evening were Ángel Correa and Alexander Sørloth, both of whom were introduced off the bench during the 2nd-half.

And such endeavours have, as alluded to above, since given rise to an altogether noteworthy statistic.

As per statisticians Opta, the three La Liga players to have scored the most goals as substitutes in all competitions this season all currently ply their trade with Diego Simeone’s side.

The trio in question? Julián Alvarez, Sørloth, and Correa.

Conor Laird – GSFN