Atletico Madrid's substitutes won the praise of their manager after their 4-1 win over Sporting Gijon, with the efforts of their hat-trick hero hailed
Diego Simeone hailed the impact of his second-half substitutes - especially Kevin Gameiro - as Atletico Madrid picked up a valuable 4-1 win away to Sporting Gijon.
The game was deadlocked at 1-1 heading into the 80th minute before Gameiro scored a devastating hat-trick in the space of four minutes and 43 seconds - the fastest in La Liga since Bebeto's against Albacete in 1995.
The victory, which follows last week's come-from-behind 3-2 win over Celta Vigo, takes Atletico to within a point of third-place Sevilla in the table, prior to their match with Eibar later on Saturday.