You can never tell which young player will develop into a true football great and fulfil their potential. There are so many factors that could make or break a player. But there are things that you cannot tell in the early days. Giuliano Simeone, one of Diego Simeone’s sons, has shown that he’s already a stand-up guy and a fine sportsman.🟥⬜️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 🏧 #laliga pic.twitter.com/rcTimtTkqx— Giuliano Simeone (@simeonegiuliano) August 29, 2021 Playing for Atletico’s B team, which competes in Tercera RFEF, the third tier of Spanish football, the 18-year-old attacker showed that he was brought up to be a true gentleman. With Atletico leading 1-0 against their Rayo counterparts, ‘El Cholito’ was presented with a great chance to run towards the opponents’ net and finish. But he didn’t take the shot. He spotted an opponent lying on the ground and decided instantly to put the ball out of play so medical staff could attend to young defender Gimeno as soon as possible.Wednesday, 02.30: (2.55) Argentina (3.05) Brazil (3.25)The match ended in a 2-1 win for Rojiblancos, but everyone was talking about Simeone in the wake of the match. Rayo coach Angel Dongil praised the young Argentine.”There was a clash of heads that left Gimeno injured. Atletico had a three-on-one situation and a great chance to score, but the kid stopped and put the ball out. It is a detail that must be praised. When something like that happens in La Liga, it’s all over the media. This speaks a lot about Atletico and Giuliano. He is a very competitive player but he gave up a scoring opportunity because he knew there was a rival injured. That says a lot about him.”Diego Simeone’s son is the next big story of European footballEl Cholo’s eldest son Giovani is having a great season with Hellas Verona in Italy but we could be seeing much more of the young Giuliano in the coming seasons. The talented striker arrived to Atletico three years ago and progressed through the ranks. The majority of Atletico fans realised just what kind of talent they had on their hands when Giuliano made his unofficial first-team debut in July. The teenager made an instant impact and provided an assist shortly after coming on in a match against Numancia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Giuliano Simeone (@giulisimeone) Giuliano grew up watching Antoine Griezmann closely during his first spell with the club and is also a fan of Inter’s Argentinean forward Lautaro Martinez and Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino. He is modelling himself after the best players in the game as he continues to knock on the door of Atletico’s first team.But for now, we’ll applaud young Simeone’s sportsmanship.
