Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka oge nke abụọ na ọrụ ya, Costa bụ onye nnọchi anya a na-ejighị mee ihe mgbe Atlético meriri UEFA Super Cup na 1 Septemba 2012. N'ọnwa Disemba ahụ, Costa tinyere aka n'ọtụtụ esemokwu n'ọhịa na egwuregwu abụọ dị iche iche. Nke mbụ bụ na mmeri derby nke 0<unk>2 megide Real Madrid ebe ọ zere ịdọ aka ná ntị mgbe ọ na-asụ nsị n'etiti ya na Sergio Ramos. A chụpụrụ ya n'egwuregwu na-esote na Viktoria Plzeň na UEFA Europa League maka isi isi onye iro David Limberský, ma nye ya mmachi egwuregwu anọ site n'aka UEFA. Nke a, agbanyeghị, egbochighi onye nchịkwa Diego Simeone ka ọ gaa n'ihu ịmalite ya, ọ zaghachikwara site na ịme ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ na asọmpi ụlọ abụọ, megide Deportivo de La Coruña na egwuregwu (6<unk>0) na Getafe na
Copa del Rey nke oge a (3<unk>0).