Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo de La Coruna - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - April 1, 2018 Atletico Madrid's Kevin Gameiro celebrates scoring their first goal with Koke REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid beat La Liga strugglers Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 at home on Sunday without starting first choice strikers Diego Costa and Antoine Griezmann, cutting the deficit behind leaders Barcelona down to nine points.
French forward Kevin Gameiro scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 34th minute in a generally underwhelming display against relegation-threatened Deportivo. The spot kick was awarded after Pedro Mosquera tugged the shirt of midfielder Saul Niguez in the area.
