Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 31 ga Agusta 2012, ƙungiyarsa ta Atlético ta lashe Kofin Super na UEFA bayan ta doke Chelsea 4<unk>1 a filin wasa na Louis II a Monaco. A cikin wasannin gida, ƙungiyar ta fara wasan ne mai ban sha'awa, inda ta gama rabin farko a matsayi na biyu, a bayan Barcelona kawai kuma sama da abokan hamayyar birni Real Madrid. A ƙarshe, Simeone ya jagoranci ƙungiyar zuwa matsayi na uku a cikin gasar, wanda a lokacin shine mafi kyawun ƙarshe a cikin shekaru 17 don Atlético. A ranar 17 ga Mayu 2013, ya lashe Copa del Rey
bayan Atlético ta doke abokan hamayyarta Real Madrid 2 zuwa 1 a filin wasa na Santiago Bernabéu.