Diego Costa started a fire and that he himself was in charge of putting out. The former Atleti, who has been defending the colors of Atlético Mineiro since August, took off with some statements in which he questioned his future in Belo Horizonte and put himself on the market. And, this last morning, after the conquest of the Copa do Brasil, with a new victory, this time by 1-2, in the second leg against Ath. Paranaense, the 33-year-old forward did a where I said I say I say Diego.
“How can I not be happy in a team that wins everything? Get out of here? Forget this question. I’m calm, I have one more year of contract and I hope to fulfill it in this club”, assured on the lawn of the Arena da Baixada, after the award ceremony of the Copa do Brasil.
La torcida del Galo, who traveled to Curitiba, made her will and her verdict clear: “Diego Costa, stay”, they sang to him, turning the page to a few days of restlessness.
The ex of the Atleti conforms with Hulk the best attacking pair of the continent, there is harmony between both, which complement each other perfectly. For now they have won the Brasileirao together and the Copa do Brasil.
Hulk, voted the best player in the League and the gunner of the year in Brazil, has been the main protagonist, while Diego Costa he has not played continuously due to repeated muscle problems. He has paid dearly for having been inactive for more than eight months since he left the At. Madrid a year ago for his disagreements with Cholo Simeone.
At Mineiro will not only maintain its backbone, with which it has walked in all the local stages in 2021, but it plans to strengthen itself for the final assault on the Copa Libertadores 2022. It already sounds Edenilson, Internacional midfielder who this year has played with Tite in the Seleçao. In this context, Diego Costa has reserved a role of sacred cow.
