SUMMARY
- Marcus Thuram and Stefan Savic shared an awkward moment during the match.
- Just after that, they were seen laughing while talking about that incident.
Atletico Madrid player Stefan Savic had a hilarious encounter with Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram. While fighting to receive the ball during the game, the French striker grabbed the defender’s crotch, which amused the fans.
Both represented their respective clubs in the 2nd leg of the quarterfinals of UCL 23/24. However, new footage showing Savic and Thuram exchanging a few laughs after the game has caused Reddit users to come up with some really creative comments.
All is forgiven between Thuram and Savic 🤝
The pair were soon laughing about their ‘incident’ last night 😂🥜 pic.twitter.com/eyDoka3ouB
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 14, 2024
The user ‘Serious-One6369’ wrote, “Rare happy Savic moment.” The Montenegrin is a very non-nonsense defender who always has a very serious look on his face while on the pitch. While ‘RobinVanDutch’ wrote, “Games back.”
The user ‘DatOgreSpammer’ made a keen observation. It wrote, “Imagine not watching this game and seeing this headline.” Indeed, the incident would be very difficult to comprehend for somebody who did not watch it live.
Finally, ‘Hellblazer23’ wrote, “Sh*thousery recognizes Sh*thousery.” The user meant that Stefan Savic, who is a master at the dark arts of Atletico Madrid, will be very proud of Marcus Thuram’s antics.
Stefan Savic and Marcus Thuram laugh off the infamous squeezing incident
In the 99th minute of the game, the Montenegrin defender went down after Marcus Thuram grabbed and squeezed his testicles. Fortunately for the Frenchman, the referee could not see his mischief, which was otherwise a red card-worthy incident. Marcus Thuram’s night ended a few minutes later, as he had to make way for Alexis Sanchez in the 102nd minute of extra time.
Marcus Thuram ile Stefan Savic’in arasında ilginç anlar. pic.twitter.com/MRc9OVud8H
— Adrenalin Spor🏅 (@adrenalinspor) March 13, 2024
Yet it seemed that the two players held no grudges against each other. Both were seen joking around and laughing just a few minutes later. Even Stefan Savic has agreed that the incident did not matter much to him during the game. He said, “Marcus Thuram’s touch? It was a strange situation because I’m not used to it. But it’s okay, it can happen in the game.”
Stefan Savic did well to keep the French striker calm on the night, as Marcus Thuram did not have many clear chances to score on the night. This helped Atletico Madrid overturn a first-leg deficit to advance to the next round of the UEFA Champions League 23/24.
Atletico Madrid completes a famous comeback victory against Inter Milan
‘Los Colchoneros’ created history on the night as it was the first since 2015/16 against which the club had bounced back from a first-leg defeat in the UCL knockout match to go through to the next round.
Atleti had defeated FC Barcelona 2-0 in the second leg of the quarterfinals that season, thanks to an Antoine Griezmann brace. Atletico Madrid had lost the first leg of the tie against Inter Milan at San Siro 1-0 and needed a positive result to advance further.
And the club did just that, with Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay getting on the scoresheet. The duo helped Atleti win the game 2-1 in normal time and forced extra time. The aggregate score was still 2-2 at the end of the extra time, and the tie was now set to be decided by a penalty shootout.
🔴⚪️🥲 Diego Simeone, in tears of happiness after the game tonight. pic.twitter.com/G9ub4nBOzD
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 13, 2024
However, Atletico Madrid players showed extreme composure to win the shootout 3-2. Jan Oblak, Atleti’s goalkeeper, looked like a man possessed on the night, stopping two out of Inter’s four penalties, while Lautaro Martinez skyrocketed his attempt. It looked like the Civitas Metropolitano crowd had gotten the better of the Inter Milan players, who crumbled under the pressure.
Atleti’s coach, Diego Simeone, looked pretty emotional after his team won the 3rd UCL penalty shootout, which is a competition record. The team has suffered a very brutal start to 2024, where it was eliminated from the Copa Del Rey Semi-Final against Athletic Bilbao. However, the team showed a strong character against Inter Milan and would be eager to know about their QF opponents when the draw takes place on March 15, 2024.