Lazio are close to a deal ... The son of Diego Simeone would relish following in his father’s footsteps, as Cholo wore the Aquile jersey from 1999 to 2003.

According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Lazio could once again return to Simeone who has ... given that his father Diego had donned the club’s jersey during his playing days.

MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone praised his players and told them to stay positive despite a disappointing 1-0 defeat at lowly local rivals Leganes on Saturday ...

It is a rivalry that Ancelotti and Simeone are very familiar with, considering both remember facing each other in Italy's Serie A. "My first memory of him is as a footballer with Lazio ...