Diego Costa – Football Scout

Costa, Felix score as Atletico beat Mallorca

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Diego Costa scored his first goal since March and Alvaro Morata was sent off as Atletico Madrid won 2-0 at Mallorca on Wednesday to move top of La Liga.
Costa powered home a header from Koke’s cross after 26 minutes to give a dominant Atletico the advantage at the Iberostar Stadium.
Joao Felix doubled Atletico’s lead after the break when after a scramble in the box his deflected effort looped in at the far post.
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Diego Costa ban for insulting referee’s mother upheld after appeal

Diego Costa now has 15 days to appeal RFEF’s decision on Friday.
Atletico Madrid have failed in their bid to overturn Diego Costa’s eight-game ban for insulting referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s mother in last Saturday’s defeat to Barcelona.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) appeals committee turned down Atletico’s appeal on Friday and confirmed the suspension handed to Costa by the competition committee.

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Atletico Madrid’s Costa banned for eight games for insulting referee’s mother

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Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been banned for eight games after he was sent off for insulting referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s mother in last Saturday’s defeat to Barcelona.
Costa was shown a straight red card in the 28th minute of the match after he approached Gil Manzano in the middle of the pitch and shouted in his face. The details of his outburst were included the referee’s report following the game and the audio of the incident was reviewed by the league’s refereeing committee.
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Diego Costa red card for derogatory comments about referee’s mother – ref’s report

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Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa was given a straight red card in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Barcelona at the Camp Nou for crude remarks he made about the match official’s mother, according to referee Jesus Gil Manzano.
Costa was shown a straight red card in the 28th minute of the top-of-the-table clash for a verbal outburst at Manzano, who later reported the contents of the ex-Chelsea man’s derogatory message in his match report.
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has welcomed back “warrior” Diego Costa after the striker was cleared to play on Friday after more than two months out with a foot injury, giving his stumbling side a huge boost at a crucial stage of the season.
The Atleti boss also said he thinks Costa and new arrival Alvaro Morata are compatible if deployed together in the right way.
“Costa is a beast, he’s raring to go, he’s ambitious and as everyone knows, he’s a warrior,” Simeone told a news conference.
“We…

Atletico Madrid’s Lucas to miss Juventus game with knee injury

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Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez is set to miss next week’s Champions League round-of-16 first leg at home to Juventus, although striker Diego Costa and centre-back Stefan Savic may return.
Lucas, 22, took a bang to his right knee during Saturday’s defeat to Real Madrid, and Atleti have said tests showed a ligament strain with the France international facing two to three weeks on the sidelines.
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Atletico Madrid announced on Monday that forward Diego Costa will undergo surgery this week to resolve problem in his left foot.
The Spain international has struggled with pain on his foot since he hobbled off during a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Nov. 11 and will go under the knife on Wednesday in Brazil.
“Having evaluated different options, a decision has been taken for the operation to be carried out in Brazil, under the supervision of Atletico Madrid’s medical team,” a club statement read….

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