As you know, the player and coach worked together in Chelsea, from where Costa eventually moved back to Atletico.

At some point, the Spanish forward refused to return to the location of Londoners and literally demanded to let him go to the camp of the "mattress", which still can not forgive him, many fans of the "blue". Nevertheless, according to Diego, he had a reason for this, and her name was Antonio Conte..

"It was a bad period for me, but that was not my fault," said Costa in an interview with Marca.

"People say different things, but time put everything in its place. See where Conte is now? ".

"I left Chelsea not in the best way, but all because of his behavior. Simeone is a trainer who is open with you.. If you are not satisfied with it, he will directly say that at the moment he is not counting on you and will try to help to become better.. Conte is exactly the opposite. We won the championship, and right after that, he sent me a message saying that he no longer wants to see me in his team ".

"I had a chance to return to Atletico without any obstacles. But then he told me to start training with the second team ... "" For me it became clear that I want to go to Atletico, even if there are other offers.

While I could not get a transfer, I preferred to stay with my family in Brazil ".

"For me, there are other values ??that you can not buy for money," - concluded Costa.

Previously, Chelsea defender David Louis said that if Conte were to remain a blue coach, he would have left the club.

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