Another setback for Atléticowhen things seemed to be getting better. Kondogbia suffers a thigh injury, according to the medical report issued by the club, and remains out of the team. The player is pending evolution, but will be out for a couple of weeks. Namely, he won’t be safe against Betis and the objective is that he can be ready for the visit to Manchester Unitedon Tuesday 15, although it will not be easy. Savic is expected.
Kondogbia requested the change after match time. Initially, it was a muscle puncture pending further testing. The midfielder has gone to the University Clinic of Navarra and there they have confirmed the injury to his left thigh. A slowdown for a footballer settled in the eleven and that he had shone especially against Manchester United and against Celta together with Héctor Herrera.
A vacancy opens for Simeone in the starting eleven. Herrera, who has completed the last three games, could repeat, while Koke is still injured. A) Yes, De Paul and Lemar are the alternatives that the technician has for that left interior that the Frenchman has occupied.
Atlético also has touched Savic. The Montenegrin finished the game with an overload and medical tests have ruled out a muscle tear. However, he has not trained this Tuesday and this week he will do readjustment work. He won’t be against Betis either, a match in which he will also serve a sanction. He will work so that he is in Cádiz (Friday 11). The team already had in the infirmary to Koke, Wass and Cunha, and two more join him before the key date against Betis in search of the Champions League.