Most fans of the Atlético de Madrid remember that minute 99 of the final of the Copa del Rey at Santiago Bernabeu, when Koke picked up a rebound after a corner kick, hung the ball back into the box and Miranda went ahead of Diego Lopez to make the 1-2 that ended up giving the title to the rojiblanco team. That pass ended 13 years of curse in the derbies against him Real Madrid. And the youth squad after the game ended up placing a mattress flag in the center of the field….
Well this Saturday Koke can achieve a new milestone, and before the Real Madrid. The captain can become the player in the history of the Atlético de Madrid who has achieved the most victories in official matches. Undoubtedly, for an athletic man like Vallecano, there is no better place to get the 280 victory.
This Wednesday it equaled Adelardo Rodriguez. 279 victories have achieved both myths of the mattress team. That is if the Extremadura achieved it in 550 games while the Vallecano has achieved it in 473. While the Cholo entrusted to game by game, the captain puts the records aside to focus on improving the team: “Proud of work. For me the important thing is not to stay here and what I always say I do not look at myself but I look at the team so that every day it is bigger.
Now face in the Alfredo di Stefano a derby in which you can write a new page in mattress history. Although the captain is more concerned that “it is a designated date for all athletic players. It's a shame that even though we play outside the home, our people can't come. That game is always lived in a very special way, I'm sure that wherever our fans are they will be supporting us for sure ”.
The youth squad is living one of the best moments of his career. Cholo has given him the handle of the team in the center of the field, and as a result of this he is seeing the best Atlético de Madrid of the last few years. So well is he doing that Luis Enrique has returned to count on him for the 'Red', a return in which he has also premiered captaincy with Spain.
In recent weeks he has not stopped accumulating records. After his match against him Valencia was placed as the third player who has played the most games in the club's history, equaling the 470 matches of Enrique Collar. Now he has 473 and only has ahead of Thomas Reñones with 483, which it will surely surpass in 2021, and Adelardo with 550.
And it is that a few days before he had become the first player in the history of the Atlético de Madrid that reached 100 games in European competitions. It happened after the game against him Lokomotiv. He already has 102 and continues to add. In this aspect Godin he is second with 80 games and of the current squad the only one who is in this classification is Saúl who has accumulated 75 European games behind him.