A solitary goal from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Godin was enough to give Atletico an away win in Pamplona, taking them to seventh in La Liga points table.
Diego Godin was Los Rojiblancos’ hero on the night at Reyno de Navarra stadium, as the experienced Uruguayan footballer completed an adventurous outing with a goal.
It was Atletico’s third straight victory under the new coach, and an ecstatic Simeone praised his side’s commitment as key to their recent results. The Argentine stated that they played at a higher level than their rivals, Osasuna, and
deserved the victory.
"The team played at a higher level due to their commitment and responsibility and hopefully we can keep it," he said.
Analyzing the match, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/River-Plate-c40368 manager added that the win was a group effort and that they will continue to keep improving. He rejected notions of frivolous praise attributed to him, and stated that it's just the start of
a cycle.
"With peace and humility, we are improving," he added.
Commenting on the affairs on the pitch, Simeone stated that it was a tough match and he is pleased with the win. The tactician commented that despite the goal, the first half was evenly matched. However, he admired the intensity and aggression
shown by his players in the opening exchanges.
"It was a tough game and we got an important victory. The first half was locked, was not good, although the intensity and aggression.
"We had very good first 30 minutes, with pressure and speed. We had two situations to route the result and then pushed Osasuna in the last 15 minutes, but the goalkeeper made two key stops to give us a difficult victory on a ground where
we always came to win."
Atletico have seen a change in their fortunes since the appointment of fan favourite, El Cholo, at the helm of responsibilities. The Capital club have accumulated 10 points from the available 12 and have risen from 13th to
7th in La Liga rankings.
With Champions League qualification looking plausible now, the tactician remained humble in his approach. Simeone played down their rise in standings and stated that they will look at the scenario at the end of season.
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