Simeone, a headache for Real Valladolid
José Zorrilla Stadium is a place of good memories for Diego Simeone, who has had success in his matches against Real Valladolid. Since he has been in charge of Atlético de Madrid, ‘El Cholo’ has faced the blanquivioleta team on twelve occasions, winning eleven of them, five of them at Zorrilla.
The next match will be the sixth time in twelve years that both teams have faced each other after a European match, and Real Valladolid has not won any of them.
The team led by Paulo Pezzolano will try to change this trend, but will face an Atlético de Madrid that has a specialist in spoiling matches for the blanquivioletas: Antoine Griezmann. ‘El Principito’ has scored nine goals against Real Valladolid in eleven matches, and could equal the record of his compatriot Karim Benzema if he scores this Saturday.
