2018, A Year to Forget for Diego Costa

DBasia.news – The injuries coming over and over made it difficult for Diego Costa to maximize his talent. The Spanish 30-year-old striker just had a few good memories throughout 2018.

From Marca statistic, Costa passed 23,6 percent of Atletico matches since he returned for the third period.

Costa returned to Atletico in 2017 summer transfer market because Antonio Conte no longer wanted him in Chelsea. But, Atletico couldn’t place him due to the transfer embargo and Costa played in January 2018.

Previously, Costa played in Atletico Madrid in 2007-2009 and was on-loan to Braga, Celta Vigo, Albacete. In the second period in 2010-2014, he was also on-loan to Rayo Vallecano.

The unfortunate situation of the player who was born on Lagarto, October 7th, 1988, is getting worse because he has a metatarsal left leg injury forced him to absent for 10 weeks or 3 months.

Costa must undergo a surgery in Brasil and won’t be seen in Atletico matches, hence Atletico’s involvement in the January transfer market.

It’s rumored, Diego Simeone targets Edinson Cavani to replace Costa and also becomes the tandem for Antoine Griezmann. If it’s not possible, Simeone would maximize the talent for Nikola Kalinic, Angel Correa, or Gelson Martins.

Throughout 2018, accumulated in the second period of 2017-2018 and a half season of 2018-2019, two most memorable moments for Costa happened when he brought Atletico to Europa League final round by his goal and when he scored two goals to Real Madrid in Europe Super Cup.

Costa’s injuries happened when Atletico defeated against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey and against Copenhagen in 32-stage of Europa League. In March 2018, his right ankle injury forced him to absent in the match against Lokomotiv Moscow, Levante, Real Sociedad, and Real Betis.

The same thing happened this season. Due to the injuries, he must absent the match against Real Betis, Villarreal, Sant Andreu, Leganes, and Borussia Dortmund. The Brasil’s surgery is the peak of 2018 bad memories for him.