Atlético de Madrid: the pleasant surprise Giuliano Simeone

Diego Simeone is not only a brilliant former international player, nor one of the best coaches on the planet for quite some time now. In addition to that, the Argentine tactician is also a father. And like Zinedine Zidane for example, his three sons are making careers. The eldest, Giovanni, plays in Naples, while Gianluca plays for Rayo Majadahonda in the Spanish third division. Giuliano, the youngest (21 years old), returned to Atlético de Madrid after a season-long loan to Alavés, during which he was able to discover the joys of La Liga.

However, the competition and the significant transfer window carried out by the Colchoneros at the forefront, where we find players like Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth, Julian Alvarez or Angel Correa, logically reduced his chances of grabbing playing time. And if he there is one man who can be trusted not to boost a player or play a player who does not necessarily deserve it, it is his father, Diego. But, little by little, the attacker finds himself playing parts of the match here and there, showing that he clearly has the level to be in the rotation.

An astonishing repositioning

Coming into play against Leganés this weekend, while his team was struggling (1-1), he delivered a nice assist for Antoine Griezmann to put the Rojiblancos ahead on the scoreboard. An action from which he pulled away, barely preventing the ball from going out, before delivering a perfect cross to the near post for the Frenchman. A remarkable entry into play, since in addition to this action, he was particularly good in the game and in defensive tasks. A striker by trade, he actually played as a right piston. A repositioning that does not bother him – “I am comfortable on the pitch, no matter what position I have to play to help the team win” – and which could allow him to get more playing time than in attack, since if Marcos Llorente is excellent in this position, he could also return to the middle, his professional zone. The Spaniard was also injured, which could open the doors of the eleven to Simeone for the coming weeks, since his other competitor, Nahuel Molina, is struggling to convince.

Since the very start of the preseason, he has convinced everyone internally. While the colchonero staff is used to concocting particularly tough training sessions on a physical level to start the season, Giuliano quickly proved that he was not there only thanks to his father, who did not hesitate to challenge him publicly. “He still needs to improve a lot of things”confided Diego Simeone, while Axel Witsel explained “that he trains every day as if it were an official match”. A workaholic then. “He’s not the most technical player in the squad, and he never will be, but he’s perhaps the one who plays with the most faith”explains the daily A.S. which highlights the anger, the grittiness and the intensity of the Argentinian. In the coming weeks, he will probably have new opportunities to show himself and prove that among Alvarez or Gallagher, he is the surprise reinforcement for Atlético de Madrid this season.

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