Simeone: Living Match by Match

Diego Pablo Simeone lives soccer with the same passion he lives his life. When LaLiga 2020-21 begins, Simeone aspires to become champion. In between games, we get to know the person behind the coach. A trip to Argentina and Italy gives us the testimony of his family, friends, and rivals.

Carlos Bilardo, Diego Maradona, Simeone, and a city like Seville. An explosive mix that changed his life and his playstyle forever. The first problems appear during the 2020-21 season. We get to know Simeone in defeat. The warmth of family is needed more now than ever.

The 1998 World Cup pits Argentina against England and Simeone against David Beckham. The two remember the moment that marked a before and after in the Englishman’s career. With Atlético Madrid, Simeone reaches glory as a player, but his hot-blooded personality gets the better of him. During the 2020-21 season, the fight for the title is incessant and knowing how to motivate your players is key.

Simeone celebrates his 51st birthday among friends. In LaLiga, the team is points behind and loses the ample advantage they had in the first half of the season. It is time to remember the days when, even though all seemed lost, he never stopped believing. Simeone and Juan Sebastián Verón remember that friendship is not the most important thing for winning.

Diego Pablo Simeone greets his older children at home. They recall the hardest moments of their childhood and talk about their most intimate feelings with their father. We witness Simeone’s last days as a player and his difficult transition from player to coach. In the present, there are four games left to decide the 2020-21 LaLiga champion, and Atlético cannot fail; the tension is sky-high.

Everything will be decided on the last matchday of LaLiga 2020-21. It is time to look back on all those years as the coach of Atlético Madrid, including the finals with dreamed victories, painful defeats and unforgettable matches against big rivals like Pep Guardiola or José Mourinho. His family accompanies him to the game where he may become the coach with most titles in the history of the club.