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Simeone: I was wrong to clash with Vinícius Júnior
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone previewed the tie against Deportivo La Coruña in the Copa del Rey last 16 on Tuesday night, but he couldn’t escape questions about his clash with Vinícius Júnior of Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final.
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone has apologised for his touchline row with Vinícius Júnior during last week's Supercopa semifinal, admitting he "didn't do the right thing."
Vinicius Jr escalated the row with Diego Simeone online after the Atletico Madrid boss made a brutal touchline comment to him. Real and Atletico met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday night, with Los Blancos emerging victorious with a 2-1 win courtesy of goals from Federico Valverde and Rodrygo Goes.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says he'll welcome new signings this month. Simeone was speaking after Atletico 's Copa del Rey round of 16 win against Deportivo La Coruna. He stated, “What we discussed with Mateu (Alemany), Carlos (Bucero), and Miguel (Angel Gil), we won't reveal.