Atlético de Madrid has not too long ago gone via a brief interval with quite a few absences of their squad resulting from accidents. The very best instance is Koke, who has missed a number of matches resulting from a muscle harm, though he’s now out there. Rodrigo de Paul and Clement Lenglet have been additionally uncertain till the final second, as that they had completed the earlier Sunday in Getafe with knocks.
Nonetheless, past the bodily side, Simeone will definitely have an absence that might be out for a month, barring any surprises. Tonight, the red-and-whites face Actual Madrid in a Metropolitano that might be packed to the rafters with the agency goal of advancing within the Champions League. Cholo has his whole squad out there, though he will not have the ability to say the identical as soon as LaLiga returns subsequent weekend towards Barça.
Important Loss for Atlético de Madrid
The defeat towards Getafe was an emotional blow, because the colchonero workforce was forward on the scoreboard with lower than 10 minutes remaining. Nonetheless, the worst information got here within the disciplinary side, as Ángel Correa is anticipated to be sanctioned for the upcoming matches. In response to Mundo Deportivo yesterday, the RFEF would determine to impose a five-match ban following his insults to Cuadra Fernández.
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It needs to be remembered that the Rosario native was despatched off for a harsh deal with on Djene within the second half, leaving the sector with some harsh phrases to the referee. All of this was recorded within the match report, and contemplating some precedents, it was anticipated that he would face a extreme sanction. Being greater than 4 matches, he will even be unavailable for the return leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals towards FC Barcelona in early April.
Simeone Loses His Secret Weapon
The absence of Ángel Correa is extra vital than it appears, as he has all the time been one of many gamers able to altering matches from the bench. He has scored nearly 90 targets for Atlético de Madrid, being among the finest substitutes in each LaLiga and Europe lately. In a season the place the red-and-whites have managed to avoid wasting a number of matches within the remaining minutes, the absence of the world champion could possibly be decisive.
The choice could possibly be a Rodrigo Riquelme who’s having little prominence and whose future on the Metropolitano is more and more difficult. Simeone might additionally decide to advertise one of many strikers from the reserve workforce, one thing he already did with Adrián Niño within the defeat towards Leganés in Butarque. It is going to be an essential month, though all the things could possibly be conditioned by what occurs at present towards Actual Madrid within the Champions League.