The mayor of Madrid offers to be president of Atleti

The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, He is a recognized supporter of Atlético and does not hide his passion for the rojiblanco club. This afternoon has appeared electronically on the program 'Cuatro al día', presented by Joaquín Prat. At one point in the interview Prat asked him if he contemplated reaching other institutions and Martínez Almeida replied: “I already told Enrique Cerezo that when he stops being president of Atlético de Madrid think about me, that I think I have the conditions to take the club where it deserves”.

Nor did he avoid the issue of the Champions League. Almeida did not rule out that this year will finally be successful, since “being Atleti and being such a rare Champions, it is possible that Lisbon will give us back what it took from us six years agoI think it would be fair. ” He also stated that, if that victory were to occur, for him “it would be a great joy.” To conclude, he assured that, although they were defeated, the goddess Fortuna was not on the side of the mattresses in the final against Real Madrid in the Portuguese capital.

The Champions League, after being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, will resume the competition from August 7-8 with the return of the eighths from the end of the qualifying rounds still to be completed. However, those of the Simeone, after heroically eliminating Liverpool at Anfield, they will not have to appear until the start of the room crossings, which are scheduled to be played between 12 and 15 of the same month A single party in Lisbon. The objective is reach the final of the 23rd to be held at the Da Luz stadium.