Madrid, 7 Nov (EFE).- Atletico de Madrid footballer Filipe Luis stated Thursday that his teammate Diego Costa, who has chosen to play for Spain rather than his native Brazil, was confronted by a "very difficult" decision. br br br br "It was a very difficult decision. I am sure he had a hard time these last several weeks when he had to decide. I was by his side and it was not easy", the player said at a promotional event for a sportswear brand in Madrid. br br br br SHOTLIST: SOUND BITES FILIPE LUIS PRESS CONFERENCE. br br br br Keywords: efe-football-soccer-real-madrid-atletico-alvaro-morata-filipe-luis. br br br br br br © EFE 2013. Está expresamente prohibida la redistribución y la redifusión de todo o parte de los contenidos de los servicios de Efe, sin previo y expreso consentimiento de la Agencia EFE S.A.