{"id":20101,"date":"2026-01-12T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/atletico-coach-simeone-apologizes-to-vinicius-and-real-madrid-president-after-heated-super-cup-match\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:00:46","slug":"atletico-coach-simeone-apologizes-to-vinicius-and-real-madrid-president-after-heated-super-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/atletico-coach-simeone-apologizes-to-vinicius-and-real-madrid-president-after-heated-super-cup-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Atl\u00e9tico coach Simeone apologizes to Vinicius and Real Madrid president after heated Super Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Atl\u00e9tico Madrid coach Diego Simeone apologized to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and forward Vinicius Junior on Monday after an altercation with them during a Spanish Super Cup match.<\/p>\n<p>Simeone and Vinicius provoked each other during the match <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Madrid beat Atl\u00e9tico 2-1<\/span> The Super Cup semi-final was held in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>The manager was seen telling Vinicius that Perez intended to kick him out of the club, referring to his recent spat with opponents and Madrid coach Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, I would like to apologize to Florentino and Vinicius for what happened,&#8221; Simeone said at a press conference on Monday. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t good for me to put myself in that position and I admit it wasn&#8217;t right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico will visit Deportivo La Coru\u00f1a on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/diego-simeone-vinicius-junior-florentino-perez-bc8564d4e7cf5fde46ffa1f6c835fb3b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Atl\u00e9tico Madrid coach Diego Simeone apologized to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and forward Vinicius Junior on Monday after an altercation with them during a Spanish Super Cup match. 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