Topics: La Liga, Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Club Femenino, Virginia Torrecilla
The Spanish striker paid tribute to the player with his goal in Sunday's league encounter.

Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa made his contribution in Sunday's clash with Athletic Club a memorable one by dedicating his goal to Virginia Torrecilla, an Atletico Madrid Femenino player who underwent surgery on a brain tumor last month. The 31-year-old Spanish striker got on the scoresheet for the first time in almost eight months to restore parity in the first half of the encounter.

Having seen his chances of playing curtailed by the lack of form and injuries, Costa made the best of his inclusion in the Matchday 28 outing by netting a goal at the San Mames. With six minutes of the first-half left to play, the former Chelsea forward utilized an assist by Koke to cancel out Iker Munian's goal that had been scored two minutes earlier.

Following a brief celebration with his teammates, the Spaniard reeled off to his side's dugout area and held up a shirt of Atletico Madrid Femenino player Virginia Torrecilla. The latter, a midfielder for the current champions of the Spanish Primera Division Femenina, was diagnosed with a brain tumor last month and had a successful surgery about three weeks ago.

She is currently stable and has made significant progress in her rehabilitation. Watch Diego Costa's goal and tribute below: