Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa fined for tax fraud but avoids jail
Costa on Thursday accepted charges of avoiding a tax payment of over a million euros, linked to his transfer to Chelsea in 2014 and also to tax related to image rights.
Costa on Thursday accepted charges of avoiding a tax payment of over a million euros, linked to his transfer to Chelsea in 2014 and also to tax related to image rights.
Notably, Diego Costa was replaced by Ivan Saponjic immediately after he complained of muscle pain in the 90th minute of Saturday’s encounter which Atletico won 2-1.
Notably, Costa managed to play in just 16 La Liga games in the previous seasons owing to injuries, Alvaro Morata's entry in the club and eight-game ban which he was given for insulting a referee.
Atletico Madrid on Friday completed its final training session ahead of the away La Liga clash against Leganes without injured Diego Godin, Diego Costa and Koke.
Costa is expected to miss Atletico's upcoming La Liga clash with Real Betis at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium scheduled for Sunday.
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Atletico Madrid on Saturday won 2-0 at home against Getafe in the 18th round of Spain's La Liga, putting pressure on league leaders Barcelona.
The intense session Costa underwent is not surprising considering the fact that 28-year-old has effectively not had a proper pre-season.
He may not have seen eye-to-eye with Antonio Conte, but Costa clearly has fond memories of his time in the English capital!
Diego Costa will devote the next three months to regaining his form after not playing for 103 days.
