“Culturalazo” was the headline of Spanish newspaper AS- their reaction to Cultural Leonesa’s stunning Copa del Rey triumph over Atletico Madrid. It was the first time since 2011 that Atleti had been knocked out of the Kings Cup by lower division opposition. Arguably the upset of the round!
Cultural Leonesa 2 (Castaneda 83, Benito Crujera 117) beat Atletico Madrid 1 (Angel Correa 62)
We’ve also compiled newspaper player ratings from some Spanish papers (ABC, Mundo and AS)
AS Newspaper headline after Cultural 2-1 Atleti Copa 2020
Mundo Deportivo player ratings Cultural vs Atletico Madrid 2020
MD gave Leonesa manager Manuel Aira a four star rating while giving his opposite number Diego Simeone a single star.
