The Atleti, the day after the title, visit the UME and Father Ángel

“There are many things that come to mind”, this is how Simeone began his speech last Saturday, with the pulsations still fired on the grass of Zorrilla, Atleti already champion. He spoke into the microphones on the TV and heAt first mention it was for all that this League has made so difficult, without people in the fields, with so many difficult moments for everyone. “It was a very hard year in the world, in society and in such a complex year Atlético emerged as champions. And that has a brand, it says that the club and the team are made of something else. When everything seems impossible, coronavirus, injuries, no people in the stadium, a very tough year … “. A tough year with many heroes to whom the team wanted to dedicate their title the day after the celebration at the Wanda Metropolitano.

And it is that this afternoon several rojiblancos members visited the UME and one of the residences of Father Ángel, founder and president of Mensajeros por la Paz and Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 1994. It was the Montserrat Caballé Residence and Day Center, where the work of the staff of residences was valued, to thank them for all their effort and struggle during these moments. They attended the president Enrique Cerezo, Argentine coach Diego Pablo Simeone and captain, Koke.

The three were also throughout the day in other institutions to honor, in a representative way, all groups. The rojiblanca delegation made its first stop at the Torrejón de Ardoz air base, headquarters of the Air Force. There, the work of the State Security Forces and Bodies, firefighters and the Military Emergency Unit, whose personnel from all units, together with soldiers from the Air Force, held a hall of honor. During the ceremony, our president, Enrique Cerezo, and Lieutenant General Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide exchanged words of mutual recognition.

Another place that the rojiblancos visited was the Hipercor supermarket in Pozuelo de Alarcón. There the work of transporters, shopkeepers, replenishers and cashiers was recognized, whose work during confinement was essential, during confinement, all locked up at home, and they tirelessly so that the shelves were full of food and there was no shortage of anything. The day concluded at the Red Cross Professional Training Center in Madrid, where they were received by Pilar Roy, President of the Red Cross of the Community of Madrid, and Francisco Gabriel Sánchez Parodi, Secretary of the Red Cross of the Community of Madrid. There, the work of doctors and nurses, ambulance personnel, residences and kitchen and hospital cleaning services were appreciated. During the pandemic, the Red Cross and the Atlético de Madrid Foundation worked closely together on the '#LoDamosTodo' campaign.