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Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid were embarrbaded 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final game of their US tour in New Jersey on Friday.
Real again played a good game, with two new rookies, Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic, taking the lead and Gareth Bale again on the bench, but lost 5-0 at the end of the season. a first half shambolic.
"We started the game very badly," said Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane at the end of the match. "It was a high level game, we started badly.
"They have scored seven goals on us, it can not happen, the players know it, they are disappointed, but they can not either linger on it, it's a pre-game. season and we need to turn the page quickly.
"We played a friendly game and they did not do it."
Atletico welcomed a host of newcomers, including club record holder Joao Felix, who immediately caught Real's attention on the counter before playing Costa on his first goal in the first minute. .
The $ 120 million ($ 133 million) Felix was scored among the goals seven minutes later, before Angel Correa, an early replacement for injured Alvaro Morata, did not shock Real with a third. in the 19th minute.
Saul Niguez capitalized on a more relaxed defense from Real to make his way up to Costa, who shot in the fourth quarter with just 28 minutes.
Costa led a disastrous half for Real in stoppage time, winning a penalty before converting.
The penalty did not stop after the break, as Felix fed Costa six minutes into the second half before Nacho pulled out for Real.
The Costa attack came to an abrupt end with Real's Dani Carvajal, both red-charmed for fighting, adding an extra drama to an incredible friendly.
"We are well prepared for the match, we understand that we are hurting a rival and that we have had a good game," said Diego Simeone, the boss of Atletico. "We have found the right spots to come out quickly and accurately.It is important the accuracy in football and whenever we have the opportunity to score, we can.
"We found a good atmosphere with the crowd in the stadium and the truth is that the evening was fantastic."
Vitolo added a seventh penalty for Atletico, before Karim Benzema and Javi Hernandez scored late for Real in order to avoid what would have been the team's biggest defeat against their rivals at the time. a competitive match.
Humbled Real go home without a win in his three games in the United States.
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