Atlético trained this morning with their sights set on Tuesday’s match against Manchester, one of the key shocks of the exercise. Simeone’s team plays the pass and the red and white options are intact after 1-1 in the first leg. Atlético trained and the players who started had regenerative work and trained in the gym. Correa, who put in a tremendous effort to help the team, also had that job.
Some footballers did jump onto the pitch: Koke, Felipe, Luis Suárez, Lodi and Lecomte. The good news about training is that Mario Hermoso jumped onto the field to train with one of the rojiblanco team’s recuperators, José Zahínos. The defender did physical work and was also touching the ball, so Simeone could get him back for Tuesday’s clash.
Mario Hermoso has not played since February 19 and he has not done it against Celta, Betis and Cádiz, in LaLiga, and neither against Manchester. For Cholo it is good to recover players for the match in English lands. Even so, he still has many footballers in the infirmary: Wass, Cunha, Lemar, Kondogbia and Vrsaljko. Retrieving Kondogbia is one of the great objectives of both the coaching and medical staff.
Carrasco is absent for the Champions League clash, sanctioned by UEFA. For the Atletico coach, it will be important to have Correa in the best possible condition, who played poorly against Cádiz. With several days ahead of the match, he will be in better condition against Manchester.