Atlético faces Manchester United this Wednesday and Simeone began to prepare for the match against the English team. The Argentine coach has Carrasco out, sanctioned for three games by UEFA, and possibly Lemar’s, who this Monday did not train with the rojiblanco team. Two sensitive casualties that leave the Madrid team somewhat lame on the left wing and Cholo used Lodi as a lane player on the left wing in Monday’s rehearsal.
Simeone put up a defense of five players, with Vrsaljko as a winger on the right and Lodi on the left. Savic, Felipe and Reinildo. A defense of five with two players who can penetrate the band. And Cholo thinks of the Brazilian as an emergency solution in the face of casualties and as a weapon to hurt the English team.
Lodi has lost prominence with the arrival of Reinildo, a player with a different cut from the Brazilian. Now he has a new opportunity to show his worth and his category in a match of the highest level. Lodi, 23 years old, with a contract in force until 2025 and with a market value of 20 million, he has gone from more to less at Atlético, although the club considers that he can still offer a great performance under Cholo. With Atlético he has played 103 games, with three goals and eight assists.
This year he has played 27 games (18 in LaLiga, six in the Champions League, two in the Cup and one in the Spanish Super Cup). He has scored a goal in the Copa del Rey and given three assists (in LaLiga, Copa and Champions); and has played a total of 955 minutes. Reinildo has closed the doors of ownership, but in the Champions League he can be an important solution in the absence of Carrasco and Lemar.
If it is finally confirmed that he plays, he will have a somewhat different role than previous games, since Reinildo will cover his back and you will have freedom of movement to get on the attack. In attack he was always a player who hurt the rival, although in defense he showed certain shortcomings. Against Manchester United he can be a decisive factor.