Diego Pablo Simeone appeared at the press conference before the game with Juanfran Torres. Both stressed the importance of the game and the requirements of playing against a team like Uruguayan side Nacional in the spectacular setting of the Centennial Stadium.
This Sunday will see Atleti end their Euro-American Cup in Montevideo. The opponent will be National after their youth team beat Peñarol in a game that decided which Uruguayan team would represent their country in this tournament.
Atletico Madrid put in a double session on the first day in Uruguay. Simeone worked on tactics ahead of the game against Nacional on Sunday in the final game of the Euro-American Cup.
Villa, Óliver, Manquillo, and Borja Gimenez took part in a game with players from the Atletico Madrid Youth Honor Division team in a game played on field 4 of the Sports City. Borja (2) and Villa scored the goals in the game
The Football League has announced the schedule of the first two games of the season. We play against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday the 18th at 23:00 hours and receive Rayo on Sunday 25th at 19:00.
Diego Godin and Cristian Rodriguez took an Air Europa flight at 23:55 hours to Montevideo to join the squad heading into the final match of the Euro-American Cup.
The game we played at the National Stadium in Lima against Sporting Cristal in the Euro-American Cup served as a tribute to two deceased young Peruvian who passed away recently. Both teams wore armbands in their honour.
The Portuguese praised the image offered after the team's first win in the Euro-American Cup. Miranda believes the team is on track and committed to continue to improve for the start of the season.
The coached analysed the match and put it down as a good win and performance from the first to the last minute that left a good impression.
A goal from the homegrown midfielder gave us the first victory in the Euroamerican Cup. The midfielder put it in the top corner from outside the box in the final stages to give the side a deserved win.
