On May 16, in the upcoming Europa League final, Diego Simeone will not be seen next to "Atletico" pitch - UEFA has rejected the appeal of the Spanish club, which means that the Argentine will continue to be forced to watch European tournament matches from the stands.
In the first leg of the semi-finals against "Arsenal", D. Simeone was sent off by the referee and later was punished with a four-match disqualification, and the 48-year-old coach had already been forced to watch the second leg against the English team from the stands, which "Atletico" won 1-0. However, the Madrid club filed an appeal and hoped that UEFA would allow the coach to lead his team in the final, but UEFA did not make any concessions and rejected the request presented by the Spaniards.
The rejected appeal means that in the final against "Marseille", the Spanish team will once again be led by one of D. Simeone's assistants. It is most likely that these duties will once again be entrusted to his compatriot German Burgos, who has been assisting his colleague since 2011 and has been working together with D. Simeone at the third club. It was G. Burgos who led the team in the second leg against "Arsenal".
