The Ray gradually recovers troops, after Monday’s tests raised the positives to 25 (17 players and the rest, coaching staff and assistants). Andoni Iraola, who had been one of those infected, returned this Thursday, with good news, with the addition of four more players. The central Saveljich, the winger Fran García, the midfielder Unai López and the forward Sergi Guardiola joined Mario Hernández, Andrés, Comesaña, Óscar Valentín, Isi, Balliu, Rodrigues, Arboleda, Luca, Maras and Ciss. So the franjirrojo coach had fifteen first-team footballers available, plus the homegrown players that are being common these days: Quintela, Aguirre, Manu Navarro and Iker Recio.
Although the derby of the Metropolitan appears, Everything indicates that another player will join the training sessions in the coming days. At the moment, the Basque coach has available to seven members of its eleven type of the last days (Balliu, Saveljic, Fran García, Óscar, Comesaña, Isi and Guardiola) and Luca could enter under sticks, Maras in the axis of the rear, Unai López as playmaker and Andrés, acting as extreme.
Outrage among Rayista fans
The reduction in capacity at the Wanda Metropolitano has made Atlético de Madrid cancel the tickets corresponding to the visiting area. So the 400 franjirrojos fans who were going to go to the derby will be left with the desire. Something that has caused a deep discomfort among the Vallecana fans. And it is that, Whoever has acquired their seats in any other area of the stadium, will be able to attend as normal.
For its part, The Federation of Peñas del Rayo reported that Atlético’s ticketing department had proceeded to return the money of the tickets and asked the rest of the franjirrojos fans who have seats in other areas of the stadium and cannot attend, either due to COVID issues or other causes, to give them or sell them to others.