Surrender to Reinildo

He Athletic will have nightmares Reinildo Mandava. If in the clash of San Mamés, Mozambique was an insurmountable bastion for the Basque team, on Sunday he repeated in the Metropolitan. Siblings Williams, Munian, Sancet… All who passed through his place ended up in disappointment.

The numbers speak for themselves. He recovered ten, the most in the afternoon with De Marcos. He pitched seven innings, winning four of them (also the most in the game). He blocked two shots from Athletic and was the fourth mattress player with the most interventions. AND all this, without making a single mistake. Something important, considering that he is one of the three warns that Atlético faces in the Bernabéu derby.

That’s in terms of data, because sensations can’t be beat either. The proof of this is thatThe Metropolitan pronounced his name twice, one in the first part and another in the second. It didn’t happen to any other player on Sunday afternoon. The chant boomed.

And it is that the athletic fans are surrendered to the African. He won the fans over from the first moment, and he has maintained it over time, with defensive displays like the one he starred against Athletic.

Simeone’s confession

But he likes it more. And he also wants to be important in offensive work. He himself admitted publicly. Simeonwho when asked about Reinildo’s performance in the press room, first smiled and then revealed what he discussed with the footballer.

“Awe. It’s not easy to defend, they think it’s easier than attacking but it’s not easy, you have to have intuition, timing, determination, and they do all that very well. He tells us that he wants to attack more, because in France he is one of the best attacking full-backss, so we’ll do that facet,” says the mattress coach.