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Simeone praises Joao Felix after another standout showing

Diego Simeone praised Joao Felix after the teenager's impressive start at Atletico Madrid continued against Juventus on Saturday.

Felix scored one and set up the other as Atletico completed a perfect pre-season with a 2-1 International Champions Cup victory over Juve in Stockholm.

The 19-year-old arrived at the La Liga giants from Benfica for a reported €126 million in July and has scored three goals and provided four assists in five pre-season games.

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Simeone has been impressed with what he has seen from Felix, who netted 20 times in 42 games in all competitions for Benfica last season.