Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Alaves on Saturday, leaving them without a win in their first three La Liga matches.

For the third consecutive game Diego Simeone's side spurned a lead after his son Giuliano Simeone sent the team ahead early on. Carlos Vicente levelled from the spot.

Atletico overhauled their squad in the summer and the coach said he thinks it will take his team some time to click, with results reflecting that.

"We have to keep working, to trust in my players, we have a team that will do better than what we have been doing," Simeone told Movistar. "We weren't effective enough today once again... we have to have faith, to believe in what the team can do and to improve what needs to be improved."

Simeone said he was not worried about the results but more his te

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