Atletico Madrid’s left-back Filipe Luis discussed, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, his team’s recent poor form and the upcoming Champions League clash against Roma. The Spanish side has struggled to find the back of the net recently, as they have drawn 7 of the last 9 games and scored only 2 in the last 3 games. “It’s the toughest moment since I’ve been here at Atletico, but we need to stay calm. It’s not only strikers’ fault, but all team’s. Also us defenders and midfielders have to create more scoring chances for our teammates, we all lack a bit of confidence as of now, Griezmann included. He’s not scoring but he is always helping the team. When he is happy he is one of the best striker in the world, but right now there’s too much pressure on him. Tomorrow we have to beat Roma, even though we’re almost out of the competition. They are nearly qualified and a great team, but we think we can win. We played a great match in the first leg, we deserved to win and this time we play at home”, the Brazilian says.
The left-back has two Italian grandmothers, but he was “never contacted for selection. It's awful that Italy won't be in the World Cup . As a footballer I’m happy since Italy is always a competitive team, but it’s really bad for football in general”, concludes Luis.
