Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone has admitted that he didn’t count on son Giuliano Simeone to change into a key participant this season. Eyebrows had been raised when after coming off an encouraging however modest season on mortgage at Alaves, involving a severe damage, it turned clear he can be staying with Atletico final summer season.
In fact the key addition final summer season was Julian Alvarez, who scored a brace towards Actual Valladolid on Monday evening. He arrived from Manchester Metropolis for €75m, and has scored 26 objectives in 48 video games this season, however Simeone instructed Relevo how he was motivating him.
“Julian is having an amazing season. We went in search of that participant. We’d like that participant. Particularly at occasions throughout the match towards Sevilla, and this Monday he took on the function of the workforce’s attacking drive. We’d like these qualities; he’s competing very effectively. I believe he has 14 objectives in La Liga, and we inform him Lewandowski has many extra.”
In the meantime Giuliano has change into a surpise starter this season, and has 5 objectives and 7 assists of his personal – with two to show across the recreation towards Valladolid on the Metropolitano.
“Truthfully, I didn’t count on him to carry out like this,” Simeone senior famous.
“I did assume he might assist us. That’s why I thought of having him as one other participant within the squad, however he’s having an excellent season and I hope he can maintain it. No one gave him something, and no person goes to offer him something. He is aware of that higher than anybody, as a result of he is aware of me intimately.”
🇦🇷🥹 Youngster: “Giuliano, will you give me the shirt once I come to coaching?”
Giuliano: “In the event you come to coaching, I’ll give it to you.”
Youngster: “We’ll come again, okay?”
Giuliano: “Okay, we’ll come again.”@elchiringuitotv pic.twitter.com/xVggcl7ud5
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) April 15, 2025
One other of the extra shocking narratives has been the objectives of Sorloth, who with out being a daily starter is the workforce’s second-top scorer. Simeone was requested how he motivates him.
“Chatting with him truthfully and head to head, like I do with him,” he defined.
Atletico halved the hole to rivals Actual Madrid on Monday evening, making it three factors to Los Blancos and 7 to Barcelona. With most counting them out of the title race, Monday was a agency reminder of the various good performances which have come this season, even when it’s been a tough run for Los Rojiblancos.