Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, expressed his confidence in the rojiblanco team shortly before the decisive match against Botafogo in the Club World Cup. “This is the game of the season”, He said, convinced that Simeone's can achieve the feat: “With three goals it is enough, and I think they can be scored.”
Cerezo made these statements in Madrid, during his presence in the act of the fifth anniversary of the MadCupone of the most important base soccer tournaments. “I have to go because I want to see the game, but I'm sure everything will go very well,” he added before leaving.
Enrique Cerezo, attending to the media.
Atlético reaches this last shock of the group stage with the obligation to win by at least three goals to be able to advance, after falling hard before the PSG (4-0) and beating the Seattle Sounders (3-1). The mattress president was optimistic: “The team knows that we are with them, that today they have to give everything.”
Regarding the Argentine coach's decision to keep Julián Álvarez and Alexander Sorloth in the eleven, Cerezo was clear: “The coaches always choose what they consider best. He thinks that the best today is Sorloth and Julián. The important thing is that they win and mark many goals.”
Questioned about possible signings for the next season, the president avoided going into details: “Now we are on vacation in terms of signings.”
