He didn’t care much that small fracture in his left little finger to Emiliano Martínez. He had already saved without problems against Brentford last day, and with him in goal, Aston Villa returned to victory after eight games without victories. Against Southampton this Saturday, and at home, he remained firm: He took advantage of his team’s positive momentum, played again from the start and the Villains won 1-0.
And the game, in a way, compensated for the Mar del Plata native’s permanent effort. Because, although it was a very tight duel, their defenders worked hard to prevent clear arrivals from a Southampton that fought and fought, but did not find a chance. And consequently, The goalkeeper of the Argentine National Team almost did not intervenewho did not have any of those great saves with which he usually stands out.
That desire of the Mar del Plata player, of having the need to constantly give to his team, and above all to compete, also spread to the rest of the Aston Villa players: it was necessary not to stumble after having returned to victory last date. and it was John Duranthe Colombian who is lethal this season with the Villains (nine goals in 22 games between Champions, Premier and League Cup), who transformed that effort into the winning goal in his first game as a starter.
His goal, in fact, was the most notable example of that energetic use: he fought against a rival defender, stole it and scored one-on-one to make it 1-0 at 23′. From there, Aston Villa sustained that result, even with the possibility of stretching it on many occasions, thanks to Durán himself and even Ollie Watkins, the Villains’ other scorer, but the goal was closed on them. And fortunately for Dibu and his team, their three suits were also reduced to the rival.
Thus, Aston Villa achieved its second consecutive victory and is in the cup zone with 25 points in the table, ten behind Liverpool, the only leader, who was supposed to play the classic against Everton this Saturday but did not do so due to the “adverse weather conditions.”
The next match for Aston Villa will be Tuesday 12/10 when they face Leipzig from 5:00 p.m. for the sixth round of the Champions League.