Fight with Vinicius, move with De Paul for change and wild celebrations: Cholo Simeone’s show in the victory over Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid he had the pleasure of eliminating real Madrid belonging Spanish Cup with a superb 4-2 overtime victory to advance to the quarter-finals. Stadium Metropolitan It was a real red and white party and Diego Simeone He especially liked the classics qualification.
True to his style, the Argentine coach experienced the derby intensely, gave instructions energetically and was close to the pitch. He Cholo He was almost another player in the hottest fight in Madrid. One of the most tense moments happened after the draw (2:2) of the match. Meringue with both Joselu at 81 minutes. Simeone He complained to referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez that the striker was celebrating excessively and received a yellow card.
At the end of normal time the noise resumed on the benches when Cholo Simeone He exchanged a few words with the Brazilian Vinicius Juniorwho would make some gestures towards the fans mattress manufacturers. Both stood face to face and shouted at each other, but the argument did not escalate as they were separated by the fourth official. Then, Toni Kroos He appeared on stage to reassure the Argentine coach.
The show of the former coach of River Plate, San Lorenzo and Racing, among others, continued at the end of the first half of extra time when he decided to take Rodrigo DePaul, one of the key players in midfield. The Argentinean was replaced by a defender Cesar Azpillicueta (he was then injured) and left the field with gestures of irritation. He Cholo He slapped the world champion to calm him down and sent him to the bench with his teammates. During the meeting, the coach drew attention to the player several times small motorwho was one of the figures on the field, making 8 rebounds and 3 scoring situations.
The moment of greatest ecstasy for Simeone The outcome of the match was decided with a score of 4:2 after a counterattack and excellent definition of the game. Rodrigo Riquelme after the help of Memphis Depay. The coach began to run with his fists raised and joined the jumping of the players as they hugged the scorer on the corner.
The historic Atletico Madrid coach now has a record against Real Madrid of 12 wins, 12 draws and 18 defeats in 42 games. Now he Mattress manufacturer reached the quarterfinals, where they expect Seville, Mallorca, Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad, Girona, Athletic Bilbao And Barcelona.
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