The center of the field continues to agglutinate a good part of Diego Martínez's concerns. Yan Eteki remains on the sidelines of the group less than 48 hours to face Atlético de Madrid and the options that he may be on the lawn on Saturday are increasingly reduced. The one who will be available, on the other hand, is Domingos Quina.
The midfielder on loan from Watford has already recovered from the physical ailments that have prevented him from playing for the last month and a half and although his physical condition is obviously not yet ideal, he is in a position to enter the squad with a view to the Saturday's game against Atlético de Madrid. The midfielder has been working out with the group for several days and the shortage of troops in the core may allow their debut before the leader of the League.
For its part, this Thursday has been ten days after the positive for coronavirus Yangel Herrera and it is expected that by Saturday he will have already tested negative in the PCR and is in a position to be, at least, summoned.
Diego Martínez is very aware in turn of the physical state of Maxime Gonalons, who this Thursday, for the second day in a row, has done a good part of the session with the group again and that he is about to receive medical discharge after his last muscle injury. At first, the progression of the French pivot points more to the European appointment against Naples than to the duel against Atlético, but his presence on the weekend list should not be ruled out.
So things, Granada only has a one hundred percent midfielder: Montoro. It remains to be seen how Yangel returns after passing the coronavirus, if Diego decides to give Quina gallons as a starter against Atlético, something that does not seem very likely, if you pull Vallejo as an emergency pivot or if you bet on a system change. The option that Gonalons could return directly to eleven seems very remote.