Simeone Believes He Can Turn Things Around in Madrid

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is confident that his team will turn things around against Inter Milan legs second round of 16 of the Champions League, next March 13.

In the first match at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Wednesday (21/2/2024) early morning WIB, the club from Madrid narrowly lost 0-1. The decisive goal for Simone Inzaghi's troops was scored by Marko Arnautovic. This player from Austria broke through Atletico's goal after responding to his teammate Lautaro Martinez's shot which was blocked by goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the 79th minute.

Simeone is very optimistic that his troops can win with a bigger score when they host at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. He believes his troops will appear more attacking after being unable to get a precise kick into the opponent's goal in the match at San Siro.

“I think it was the game we wanted. We're almost onto something here. “We made a big mistake and they took advantage of it well with the goal,” Simeone told Sky Sport Italia.

According to Simeone, Inter also took advantage of another situation when Atletico lost the ball in midfield. However, overall, according to him, the Spanish club played according to his wishes. They blocked most of Inter's attacks and had several chances.

“We are relaxed. We enter legs second and we'll see what happens there. “The important thing is to improve our passing, stop giving them opportunities when they can hurt us on the counter-attack, and we can turn things around,” said the coach from Argentina.

Cholo, Simeone's nickname, returned to the San Siro, where he once played for Inter. He was a teammate with Simone Inzaghi when he was still playing for Lazio. These two coaches really know each other.

“He's a good guy and I'm happy with all the good things that happen to him. However, I still believe Atletico can turn things around. “We have to focus on Almeria next and we still have a lot of big games before that happens,” said Simeone.