Simeone equals Luis Aragonés’s LaLiga wins record as Atlético Madrid beat Levante 2-0
Atlético Madrid won 2-0 at Levante on Saturday, making it a milestone afternoon for Diego Simeone. Barcelona are next up in the league, and one more victory would give him the coaching record on his ...
Diego Simeone has equalled Luis Aragónés's LaLiga wins record as Atlético Madrid defeated Levante 2-0 in a milestone match. The Argentine manager, who managed 565 LaLiga matches to reach the mark, now has 479 wins from 813 games across all official competitions with Atlético. This result was the seventh league victory in a row for Atlético, briefly taking them to the top of the table.
The match saw a crucial one-handed save by goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who finished with a rating of 8.08, denying Dani Requena. Despite Levante having 14 shots from inside the box, Atlético's expected goals were closer to 1.33 compared to Levante's 0.63. Simeone made two double changes in the second half, with Jonathan David and Sørloth replacing Lee Kang-In and Julián Álvarez, while Le Normand and Lookman came on for Barrios and Baena.
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