The Argentine tactician has taken out time to acknowledge the Colombian forward as truly instrumental in his team’s cause.
Atletico Madrid’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276, stating that the attacker’s ambition helps the team excel on the pitch.
The mentor was full of admiration for the Colombian star and went on to state that Falcao is one of the most deadly strikers around.
The Argentine manager claimed that he has great love for the former Porto player, revealing that the two men have shared a great past when they were both a part of the South American outfit, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/River-Plate-c40368.
Simeone then discussed the striker’s influence in Atletico’s Europa League triumph, as the Colombian international scored twice in the final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa’s Athletic Bilbao.
Wednesday night saw Los Rojiblancos travel to the Arena Națională in Bucharest to take up the challenge of their fellow Spanish La Liga outfit, Athletic Bilbao, in the final of this year’s Europa League.
The match was indeed historic to behold as it was the first all-Spanish final in the history of the tournament.
The fixture that took place in Romania’s capital saw Diego Simeone’s men emerge to a 3-0 victory over Los Leones.
Falcao played the dominant role in handing his side the trophy as he scored a tremendous brace. The forward’s first goal came in the 7th minute of the game, followed by his second in the 34th minute.
Diego was the only other scorer for the night as he found the back of the net in the 85th minute, putting the game beyond Bilbao's reach.
While discussing Falcao’s role in the match, Simeone told reporters:
"Big players run a risk because they have experience but if they can't put their past wins to one side and get excited for a final, their experience counts for nothing. I've known Radamel since he was a boy. I had him at River (Plate in 2008), where we won
a league together. I love him as a person and admire him. There's no ceiling to his ambition."
After his brace in the final, the 26-year-old managed to become the tournament’s highest scorer for the second year running.
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