Atletico draws again to stay winless

Atletico Madrid’s frustration deepened after Diego Simeone’s side drew 1-1 at Alaves to remain winless this season.

Atletico was already having its worst start to La Liga in 14 seasons under Simeone after it lost 2-1 at Espanyol and drew 1-1 at home with promoted Elche.

The stumble at Alaves will send Atletico into the international break with two points out of a possible nine, and that after the club spent big this summer to revamp a squad with hopes of challenging for trophies.

Giuliano Simeone scored for Atletico in the seventh minute, using his speed to scramble the ball past two defenders and fire home a deflected shot.

But Atletico’s usually vaunted defense again let the lead slip.

Carlos Vicente equalized for host Alaves in the 14th from the penalty spot after Alexander Sorloth fouled Nahuel Tenaglia in the area.

Other results

Oviedo beat Real Sociedad 1-0 for its first victory since returning to the first division with Leander Dendoncker scoring in the first half.

Sevilla beat Girona 2-0 to keep the Catalan team bottom of the table with three losses.