Diego Costa it's ready. After training on Thursday with the group, and also exercising normally this Friday, in an individual session for all the players of the Atlético de Madrid following the protocol established after the positive for coronavirus of Ivo Grbic, the Hispanic-Brazilian returns.
He confirmed at a press conference that he will have the forward for the appointment this Saturday (14 hours) against Elche. “Costa trained with the group yesterday, 20 minutes of soccer and I saw it quite well, so he will be with us again tomorrow. It is great news for him first, for his health, and for the team, because he brings hierarchy, personality, aggressiveness and hopefully he can show it when he has to play ”, said the coach.
“Psychologically I see it spectacular, As always, he is very positive, very strong mentally, nothing takes him out of his space of struggle and fight in life and in the game. We, who are well personally and from there, demand what he can give us, which is a lot, “he added.
Costa, who had just reappeared after a muscle injury, had to stop again on November 25, when it was known that he suffered udeep vein thrombosis in one leg. A health problem (experts agree that it may be one of the consequences of the coronavirus) that was holding him back for the third time so far this year.
The alarm was maximum at Atlético, it was no longer an injury to use, but a disease. And his downtime was impossible to predict. Because it could go from weeks to months. And even that he couldn't play again. But it was detected in time, stopped and has been physically prepared to be ready.
Costa will not start against Elche, but he could have minutes in the final stretch of the crash so that he can acquire competition rhythm. It will be an important reinforcement for Simeone, which only has Suarez for the center forward position, since he does not have much Saponjic.
This is how the rojiblancos players have left after training
