Diego Costa's always had a special way of seeing and experiencing soccer, being a confronting and determined footballer since his beginnings as a professional player. It was precisely that intensity and strong character that led him to taste the honey of success on repeated occasions and made him one of the best on the planet. The former Atlético de Madrid player had a successful career in the old continent both in Diego Pablo Simeone's team and during his time with Chelsea in England.
Costa is currently at Gremio in Brazil, where age and injuries have been a problem for him in recent times. The Spanish-Brazilian is helping the Brazilian team's sub-20 team in an attempt to fully recover from his recent ailments and get back into the rhythm of competition. In a recent match with his teammates from the youth team, Costa had a confrontation with one of the "kids" from the rival team in which things did not end well for him.
Costa Gets Red Card after Fighting a Youth Player
The Gremio striker was shown the red card after a scuffle with one of the opposing team's players due to a foul on Costa. The Spanish-Brazilian immediately launched himself at the other player under the gaze of a referee who could only separate them by sending off the former Atlético striker. Walking off to the dressing room tunnel furiously and aware of his mistake, Costa was shown a red card that could have been avoided and which considerably harmed his team, which was already losing.
The play consisted in a triangle formation near the edge of the area in which Costa tried to pass to his teammate and in which the youngster ran over the striker, completely enraged. Costa went straight to recriminate him for the action and at that moment the blows began until they were separated by the refereeing team and his teammates. Although it is not known what the extent of the sanction will be, Costa already has a new red card for his enormous collection of expulsions.
Hot-blooded
The striker has always been very much into giving his all on the field, to the point of leaving his sould on the field and going into every match with high intensity. With Atlético de Madrid, there were many times when Diego Costa ended the match early, being expelled on some important dates for the Madrid team. Even so, his role in the colchonero team, as in the rest of his teams, and his footballing quality were, and continue to be, from another planet.
Player of the era
Diego Costa left his mark on European football, being fundamental wherever he went, especially in an Atlético de Madrid team that was in love with its former player. Costa was crucial to the historic 13/14 Liga title and to reaching the fateful finals in Lisbon, where he was injured shortly after the match against Madrid began. Forever present in the retina of Atlético fans, Diego Costa is a living legend of Atlético de Madrid and world football.