A double Primera Division title winner with La Academia as a player in 2001 and 2014, Milito returned to Racing at the start of 2018 in a new role alongside freshly appointed coach Eduardo Coudet.
The handing out of such positions, be they as technical secretary, sporting director, director of football or the rather confusing (to English-speaking ears) manager post is a common honour for club favourites, and often means little more than a popular buffer between irate fans and presidents when results take a turn for the worse.
Milito, however, applied to his job the same dedication, commitment and intelligence that served him so well on the pitch for the likes of Racing, Genoa and Inter, transforming the club both on the pitch and off it.
Real Madrid beat Granada to go level with leaders Atletico 2 minutes read
Madrid, Dec 23 (efe-epa).- It wasn’t pretty, but Real Madrid prevailed 2-0 here Wednesday against Granada to go level on points with first-place Atletico Madrid as LaLiga enters the Christmas break.
While the defending champion Blancos and their cross-town rivals are both on 32 points, the Colchoneros have a better goal difference as well as two games in hand.
With the exception of starting Fede Valverde in place of the injured Luka Modric, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane stuck with essentially the same lineup he picked for the four previous matches and the hosts showed signs of suffering from tired legs.
MATCHDAY: Tottenham, Man United play in English cup quarters
By The Associated PressDecember 23, 2020 GMT
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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho continues his bid to deliver the club’s first trophy since 2008 when his team visits second-tier Stoke in the English League Cup quarterfinals. Spurs have dropped away in the Premier League of late, after losing to Liverpool and Leicester in the space of four days. Stoke, managed by former Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neill, is looking to match the exploits of Brentford, a fellow second-tier club which beat Newcastle on Tuesday to reach the semifinals along with titleholder Manchester City. The final quarterfinal match sees Manchester United play away to Everton.
Madrid’s fifth league victory in a row kept it in second place behind Atlético on goal difference. They are both six points ahead of Real Sociedad and Villarreal. Fifth-place Barcelona is eight points back.
Atlético has more games in hand to play than the pursuing pack. Atlético has played 13 games, Barcelona 14, Madrid and Villarreal 15, and Sociedad 16.
“We have to be pleased with how we are playing,” said Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, who has turned things around over the past three weeks following a poor start to the season.
“We are going to have to keep working hard and fighting on the field like we have been doing. Now we need to rest a little bit, spend some days with our families, and then get back to work.”
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