In the 54th minute of the second half, Atletico quickly counterattacked, Lodi skillfully crossed the ball into the penalty area, Correa quickly inserted the ball and accurately sent the ball into the empty goal, this goal makes Atletico further increase the advantage of 2-0.
It's worth noting that this is Correa's second hat-trick for Atletico this season, and he has scored twice three times in his last 33 games. Prior to that, Correa had not scored twice in the first 272 games of his entire Atletico career.
In the end, Atletico managed to keep the 2-0 scoreline until the end of the match, avoiding an unexpected loss of points and ending their run of four consecutive defeats in La Liga.
The victory created three major records for Atletico: first, Simeone has not lost to Rayo Vallecano for nine consecutive years since he took charge of the team; second, Atletico is undefeated in the last 13 La Liga New Year's Eve matches, with a record of nine wins and four draws, with the last loss dating back to 2009; and third, Atletico has never lost a home match against Rayo Vallecano since the turn of the century, with the last loss occurring in 1999.
