Atlético is going through a very sweet moment. Simeone is squeezing his squad to combine the suffocating schedule between the League and the Champions League and fSoccer players like Hermoso, Herrera or now Lemar have taken a step forward and they begin to be very important in the rojiblanco game.
However, the one who still has no no type of protagonism is Ivan Saponjic. The Serbian forward has not had a minute so far this year, watching all the rojiblancos matches from the bench and nor the injuries of Luis Suárez and Diego Costa have led him to play. Even the youth squad Sergio Camello has had more options than him, entering against Lokomotiv in search of the winning goal.
Saponjic clearly doesn't count for Simeone, who recently stated that “We already spoke with him at the beginning of the season and we expressed very clearly what our thoughts were with him, I have nothing more to add. “Last season he played only three games, with a total of 64 minutes and is not an option for Cholo.
At 23, Saponjic needs to play to have career progression. And in yesterday's game a new door was opened. Atlético defeated Valladolid and the name of the ram would have been put on the table. As AS learned, the player has been offered to the Pucelano team. A possible reinforcement for the winter market, which would give Atlético a minimum relief, which can also attend in January try to reinforce up front, something that will depend on the time of Diego Costa's absence.