Mario Hermoso did not participate in the victory against Wolfsburg (1-2), despite the fact that he entered the convocation, and could not even return to Madrid with the rest of the expedition. The footballer, according to the club, felt unwell after nap, with severe abdominal pain, and that is why he stayed at the hotel while his teammates went to the stadium to play the friendly. However, then it was taken to the hospital for tests because that pain had worsened. Doctors have decided that the defense spend the night in observation and, in addition, to also avoid other problems on a flight that could be very uncomfortable in your condition.
Dr. Celada is with him and, when it is determined what has caused this acute pain and the player is fit, both will return to Spain. In the morning of today they have continued to carry out tests and they are awaiting diagnostic results.
The defender is having trouble in preseason games. In Salzburg he already gave a scare in a play in which he suffered a strong blow, He showed signs of pain for a few minutes and left the game. But the thing did not happen to greater, everything was in annoyances and, when returning to Majadahonda, Hermoso was able to train with his companions and join the expedition to Wolfsburg. However, he could not participate in the victory against the German team and ended up in hospital.
In sports it's a setback for Simeone. It so happens that Hermoso is the central one with the most intonation, since Savic and Felipe are injured and Giménez has started the preseason later because he played the Copa América. In this third friendly, Vrsaljko, Fran González and Montero were the headlines in the center of defense, as Simeone recovered the 5-3-2.