Cunha debuted with Atlético: “It's a dream come true”

Matheus Cunha already knows the Wanda Metropolitano and the Atlético fans, who unleashed their euphoria in the last play of the game when the rojiblanco team got the draw against Villarreal thanks to a misunderstanding between Mandi and Rulli.

The Brazilian entered in the 79th minute in search of that goal that would serve at least to score in his debut as a mattress maker. Cunha recently arrived from Hertha Berlin to reinforce Atlético's lead and Simeone counted on him from day one even though he had only one training session with the group. The club announced that the medical examination had detected muscle discomfort that the 22-year-old had been dragging on since the Olympic Games, but these do not prevent you from participating.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Cunha attended the Movistar microphones and celebrated his debut and especially having achieved the tie in extremis. “Debuting with Atlético is a great pleasure, I'm very happy. The draw so at the end is a very good feeling, it is important to continue adding. We want to play to win every game, they are also a great team. We were expecting a difficult match, it was important to be able to add ”.

Regarding his individual performance, the Brazilian explained that “I have felt good, it is incredible, I am very happy. I always imagined playing for a team like Atlético, it's a dream come true. I will give everything. Fight to the end with quality, I come to help. I am one more, I come with the spirit of a fighter, this feeling from Atleti has to go through everyone on the pitch ”.

Finally, Cunha appreciated Lemar's great performance. “We all know that he is a great player, like many we have and we hope he continues like this so that we can win more and more.” And also what it means to be able to play for Simeone: “It is a pleasure working with him, I want to learn a lot. His story speaks for itself and the players know that your help can help us to win.”. Cunha entered the list of the Brazilian senior team for the international break, so he will have to concentrate and his presence in the game against Espanyol, like that of all the South Americans from Atlético cited by their national teams, is in the air.