Diego Simeone has thanked Catania for helping him last night win the Europa League with Atletico Madrid.

The Argentine tactician saw his Spanish side beat Liga rivals Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the trophy – less than a year after he helped Catania survive the drop in Serie A.

“My past at Catania has helped me to improve as a Coach,” he told Mediaset. “I use a lot of Italian tactics here, mixed in with the quality of Spanish football.”

Simeone knows the Italian game well after playing for Pisa, Lazio and Inter during his career as a midfielder.

Given his impact from the bench, it is no surprise that his name has been linked with a future job at Inter.

“I’m very happy at Atletico Madrid,” he responded. “I have a great rapport with people at Inter, but I saw the Milan derby and they are playing well right now.”

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