After a second stage to forget in the Atlético de Madrid in which there were more shadows than lights. Diego Costa He was unemployed for more than six months until he ended up signing for the Athletic Mineiro from Brazil.
In between it was featured in various clubs Europe. In some, the door was closed due to their economic pretensions and in others because it did not fall within the sports plans of the entity. Some were sounded like negotiations with the Benfica, offering to Olympique de Marseille who recognized Vilas Boas at a press conference or the last contacts with the Besiktas. But he finally returned to his country.
Diego Costa celebrates a goal with Atletico MG against Fortaleza.
Because in the Athletic Mineiro It seems that he is recovering the football he had and the best version of the forward of Lizard. He has already played nine games and has scored four goals, almost one goal every two games. 374 minutes has played there. An average of one goal every 94 minutes.
Some good numbers that closed this Thursday with a great goal against him Strength in the return of the semifinals of the Brazil Cup. The former rojiblanco opened the scoring after a spectacular ride to sentence the pass to the final. The match ended 1-2 although the rival had few options after the 4-0 in the first leg.
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To this great goal we must add his three goals in the League. Blanquinegro premiered on August 30, 2021 in front of the Bragantino in a match that ended 1-1. On September 19 he scored his second goal, this time against the Sport Recife in a match they won 3-0. And finally in the League, he scored against him Ceara to win 3-1.
A new Diego Costa He has returned, when few people expected that at 33 years old he would look again. We will see if Luis Enrique he ends up taking into account …
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