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Ancelotti vs Simeone: The key duel in the Madrid Derby of 2022-23 season

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Madrid | Saturday, 2023 4:45:09 AM IST
Saturday's Madrid Derby involving Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is much more than a football match in the La Liga season. It's not just about the battle for three points; it's about securing victory for the two passionate fanbases that exist in the Spanish capital.

And few men know this better than coaches Diego Cholo' Simeone and Carlo Ancelotti.

The two know each other perfectly, and taking into account the Italian coach's two spells at Real Madrid, they've met on seven different occasions in La Liga Santander. The balance is in favour of the Argentine. With El Cholo at the helm, Atleti have managed to win four of the seven Madrid Derbies against the Italian.

The first time these two iconic coaches faced each other in La Liga was in the 2013/14 season. It was Ancelotti's first season as Real Madrid coach, and perhaps the Argentine's experience in this type of derby played a key role. Atltico de Madrid shocked the Santiago Bernabu crowd, earning a 1-0 win with a fine 11th-minute goal from Diego Costa.

That same season, in which Atleti ended as champions, the return derby at the old Estadio Vicente Caldern ended in a 2-2 draw. Karim Benzema opened the scoring three minutes before Koke equalised with a fine cross-shot, La Liga informed in a release on Friday.

Just before halftime, Los Rojiblancos turned the game around with a shot from almost midfield by Gabi. Cristiano Ronaldo then equalized in the 82nd minute, producing the only league draw between Simeone and Ancelotti to date.

The following season, Simeone managed to win both Madrid Derbies. Atleti walked away from the Santiago Bernabu with a 2-1 win, before storming to a historic 4-0 win in an unforgettable encounter at the Vicente Caldern.

Mixed results

Having failed to get one over Simeone in his first stint in La Liga Santander, Ancelotti secured his first Madrid Derby league win in the 2021/22 season. Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio earned Real Madrid a 2-0 victory at the start of last campaign, in which Los Blancos won the championship.

In the second meeting, towards the end of last season, Atleti earned some revenge against the champions by winning 1-0 at the Metropolitano courtesy of a Yannick Carrasco penalty.

Then, in 2022/23, the two old foes have met twice already, and Real Madrid have won both times. The first fixture was in LaLiga Santander at the Estadio Cvitas Metropolitano when Rodrygo and Fede Valverde's goals fired Los Blancos towards a 2-1 victory. Then, they also met in this season's Copa del Rey, when Real Madrid won their quarter-final match 3-1 after extra time at the Santiago Bernabu, where Ancelotti will hope to win another derby this weekend.

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2023-02-24-22:38:02 (IANS)

 
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