Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone unintentionally told the wife of World Cup journalist Jorge 'El Topo' Lopez that her husband had been killed in a car crash in Sao Paulo on Twitter. Simeone tweeted that Lopez was 'not only a great journalist' but 'also a friend' after hearing of the news that led Lionel Messi to dedicate Argentina's World Cup semi-final win to the 38-year-old. The Atletico boss included Lopez's wife, Veronica Brunati, in the tweet who, astonishingly, seemed to be unaware of the news, as she replied: 'No. Diego, don't tell me that. Please, someone call me.' VIDEO Scroll down to watch Diego Simeone show off his skills in Atletico Madrid training
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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone tweets: 'He was not only a great journalist, he was also a friend. Much pain. My condolences to (his wife Veronica Brunati) and family. RIP Jorge 'Topo' Lopez'
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Brunati replies: 'No. Diego, don't tell me that. Please, someone call me'
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Series of tweets follow as Brunati tries to find out what happened
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Lopez was killed in car crash on Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo while covering Argentina at World Cup in Brazil
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Lopez tweeted selfie from Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella's press conference on Tuesday
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Lionel Messi dedicated Argentina's semi-final win to 'friend' Lopez
First reaction: @placeholder tweets Simeone back, simply saying 'no' after reading his first tweet