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Diego Costa spoke about the potential of Atlético de Madrid now that the club has him and Luis Suárez on the books.
After a 6-1 victory against Granada in La Liga, a game in which Costa scored the first goal before being substituted by Suárez in the 71st minute with the score 3-0, he said: “It’s great. You bite and the another kicks. “
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Suárez entered to debut with Atlético and scored two and mounted another.
The Uruguayan international moved to Atlético from Barcelona last week on a free transfer, although Barça could earn up to € 6m on the fly based on a number of performance-related variables.
Costa was referring to his reputation as a fighting player who was always entangled with rival defenses.
Meanwhile, Suarez is known for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal when he was with Ajax in 2010. He committed similar offenses when he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during his time as a Liverpool player in 2013 and Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini while he was playing for Uruguay in 2014. World Cup.
Costa added that he could hardly believe his team’s luck in landing Suarez, who scored 198 goals in six seasons with Barca, but new manager Ronald Koeman deemed him over-the-counter.
“We are very lucky to have Luis, I don’t understand how Barça could have let him go,” Costa said.
“He is going to help us with many goals, as well as his warrior spirit and hunger to win trophies. I hope he can help us win another trophy for our fans, but we must take each game as it comes.”
Suárez added of his debut: “I am very happy, first with my official debut and second with the victory, which is what we wanted.
“I’m very happy. I’m happy because when I entered I was already in control and it was great to enjoy playing in such a big stadium and with great players.
“I think the important thing and gives you confidence is how the team receives you. This is fundamental and very important. This is what I felt here in the game. I want to thank everyone for their support, this will be very important.” in helping us achieve our goals this season. “
Information from Reuters was used in this report.
