Kiko Narvaezone of the great myths of Atlético de Madrid, dissected the commented hookup of Diego Pablo Simeone with Andrea Berta in the final moments of the match that cost him elimination of Atlético at the hands of Arsenal in the Champions League.
I don’t see sports directors in world football who appear around making a fuss. A desire for a leading role… Textbook egocentrism
Arsenal’s sporting director jumped onto the green to applaud and ask for the end of the game, something that was ruined by Simeone, who went to where he was to give him a little push and ask him to stop. Both had to be separated.
Kiko accuses Berta in her scuffle with Simeone: “It’s egocentrism and rubbing something in… Luckily Mono Burgos wasn’t there”
Andrea Berta signed for Atlético in 2017 as sports director and in 2025 he left for Arsenal
Andrea Berta, who in 2017 assumed the position of sporting director of Atlético replacing José Luis Pérez Caminero, He signed for Arsenal in 2025.
Andrea Berta, new sporting director of Arsenal
Kiko Narváez: “Thank goodness Mono Burgos wasn’t on Berta’s subject”
Kiko spoke on the program ‘The Stringer’ on the incident between Simeone and Berta, being very critical of the behavior of the former red and white sports director: “It’s textbook egocentrism. Manual egocentrism and rubbing something in”.
These people don’t know how to win or lose, because they have a problem.
“I don’t see sporting directors in world football appearing around making a fuss. A desire for a leading role… What I’m telling you, textbook egocentrism,” said the 54-year-old former footballer, who played 225 games for Atlético between 1993 and 2001.
They don’t listen to anyone and they love to be seen
Kiko stressed, regarding Berta, that “these people do not know how to win or lose, because they have a problem.”
“They don’t listen to anyone and they love to be seen” and “thank goodness Mono Burgos wasn’t involved in Berta’s issue,” he said before Manu Carreño on SER.
Kiko Narváez shares his dream with Cholo Simeone and his future at Atlético de Madrid
Kiko Narváez shared his particular red and white dream about Cholo Simeone and his future.
I think there have been other, much more complicated moments for Cholo than this season.
“I dreamed about Cholo, and look, I haven’t spoken to him in a while, I talk to him less every day. I dreamed that Simeone was still training the 2026-2027 season at Atlético de Madrid. Not 26 or 27 more years, because we’re going to kill him. I’ve seen the poor guy who looks like a little fish when he takes him out of the aquarium and has a hard time breathing.”
The former soccer player pointed out that “In other years, maybe you could blame him (Cholo)”but he stressed that this year “you get into the final of the Copa del Rey, the semi-finals of the Champions League, on the verge…”.
“I think there have been other, much more complicated moments for Cholo than this season,” he recalled.
