Atletico Madrid beat Malaga but Alvarez absence is felt

MADRID, Aug 19 : Atletico Madrid will hope for a swift resolution to the future of wantaway forward Julian Alvarez following their limp attacking display despite a 2-0 home win over promoted Malaga in their opening LaLiga fixture on Wednesday.Midfielder Lee Kang-in scored 13 minutes after coming off the bench for his debut as he cut inside from the right wing and curled his shot into the top corner of the net, before Alex Baena’s wonderful free kick ended the contest."We are happy for the victory," Lee said. "We will continue to work hard to improve in the next game. I still lack rhythm but with hard work I will go and we will improve."The goals were two moments of supreme quality in an otherwise limp attacking display that will be of concern for coach Diego Simeone amid what appears an im