Lugo 1-3 Atletico: Depay nets brace as visitors go thorugh in the Copa del Rey

It wasn't easy, but Atletico advanced to the Copa del Rey round of 16.

Match Report

Memphis Depay scored twice in the second half as Atletico Madrid defeated third-division club Lugo 3-1 to reach the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Saturday.

Ángel Correa also scored for Atletico, which was coming off a loss at Girona in the Spanish league. Atletico is 10 points off the lead at the league’s halfway point.

Correa opened the scoring two minutes into the match, and Leandro Antonetti equalized for Lugo in the 39th.

Memphis, who hasn’t often started this season, put Atletico ahead again in the 66th and added to the lead in the 74th.

Defending Copa champion Real Madrid visited fourth-division club Arandina later Saturday. Barcelona takes on Barbastro, also from the fourth division, on Sunday.

Other first-division clubs playing on Saturday during Epiphany, or Three Kings Day — one of the biggest holidays in Spain — included Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Girona, the second-placed team in the league behind Madrid.

Real Madrid, Atletico, Barcelona and Osasuna are making their Copa debuts in this round, which is still played in single elimination games.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' GOAL! CD Lugo 0-1 Atletico (Correa)

19' CHANCE! Correa's header over the bar

32' Yellow Card! Azpilicueta booked

35' Yellow Card! Nacho Quintana booked

39' GOAL! CD Lugo 1-1 Atletico (Leandro Antonetti)

66' GOAL! CD Lugo 1-2 Atletico (Depay)

70' CHANCE! Gimenez's header over the bar

74' GOAL! CD Lugo 1-3 Atletico (Depay)

88' OFF THE POST! Morata nearly scores for Atletico!

Line-ups

CD Lugo XI: Jozabed, Gorka Pérez, Alberto López, Antoñín, Leandro Antonetti, Víctor Narro, Nacho Quintana, Gonçalo Tabuaço, J. Louisjean, Andrés López, Thiago Ojeda

Subs: Carlos Julio Martínez, Willy Ledesma, Bernardo Cruz, Sergio Aguza, Lucas Díaz, César Morgado, Javi Vázquez, Adrián Fuentes, Sabit Abdulai, Antonio Aranda, Jorge González

Atletico XI: Witsel, Azpilicueta, Oblak, Saul , Depay, Gimenez, Correa, Soyuncu, Javi Galán, Nahuel Molina, Riquelme

Subs: Griezmann, Morata, Koke, De Paul, Ivo Grbic, Hermoso, Llorente, Samuel Lino, Marco Moreno, Aitor Gismera, Antonio Gomis