Atlético carried out the last work session before facing Real Sociedad tomorrow in the Copa del Rey. Simeone insisted with the team that already rehearsed last Sunday, although there is a doubt in the possible initial of the rojiblanco team: Correa or Carrasco. If in the previous training session the Belgian was outlined as a starter, in the last one it was the Argentine who was among those who will start against the Basque team.
Simeone rehearsed with Oblak; Vrsaljko, Felipe, Hermoso, Lodi; Correa, DePaul, Herrera, Koke; Cunha and Joao Felix. A 4-4-2, although Correa (or Carrasco if the Belgian plays) help the two forwards. Players like Lecomte, Lemar, Luis Suárez and Correa or Carrasco will remain on the bench. It will be necessary to see if Savic enters the summoned list, although the Argentine coach does not intend to take the slightest risk with the defender. His second leg will be against Valencia next Saturday. The game will mean a new test for Herrera, who has offers to leave. But the numerous casualties make Simeone give him minutes and the midfielder has to take advantage of them.
Atlético will change its usual behavior before a game that is played so late (9:00 p.m.). The team usually travels the same day of the match, although this time he will do it in the previous match. El Cholo has the right ones for this meeting. Facing the league match, he will recover Giménez and Savic himself.
For Atlético it is important to offer a good image in this match butler after what happened in the Spanish Super Cup against Atletic. For Cholo’s team it would be very positive to recover morale by defeating a team that has played very well in the first part of the season.