Diego Simeone refused to pour additional gasoline on his conflict with Vinicius Junior after Atletico Madrid’s loss to Actual Madrid within the Supercopa de Espana, having reportedly instructed the Brazilian he shall be offered by president Florentino Perez.
Los Blancos teed up a gathering with Clasico foes Barcelona by beating Atleti 2-1 in Thursday’s semi-final, with Federico Valverde scoring a shocking free-kick then aiding Rodrygo for Madrid’s second purpose.
Alexander Sorloth pulled one again for Simeone’s males early within the second half, however they have been unable to finish the fightback.
When Vinicius was substituted late on, tensions boiled over between the Brazil ahead and Simeone, who was reportedly heard to say: “Florentino goes to kick you out. Keep in mind he’s going to kick you out.”
Xabi Alonso hit out at Simeone’s conduct in his post-match interview, accusing him of missing respect, however the Atleti boss was eager to keep away from selecting extra fights when talking to Movistar.
“I’ve nothing to say. Since I used to be a participant, the issues that occur on the sector finish on the sector,” Simeone stated.
“I don’t keep in mind it, my reminiscence is sophisticated.”
4 – Since 2013/14 marketing campaign, @RodrygoGoes has turn out to be the second Actual Madrid participant to attain vs a single opponent in 4 totally different competitions (vs Atlético de Madrid), after Sergio Ramos
