Luiz Suarez will fit Diego Simeone's style of play "perfectly", according to Rivaldo, who believes Barcelona made a mistake in allowing the Uruguayan to leave the club.
Atleti snapped up Suarez for the bargain price of €6 million from Barca on Friday, tying him down to a two-year contract.
The 33-year-old had spent the previous six years of his career at Camp Nou, scoring 198 goals across 283 outings while getting his hands on four La Liga titles and the Champions League, but was deemed surplus to requirements by new Blaugrana boss Ronald Koeman.