First up early in San Rafael … and with the ‘dreaded’ ramp

He Atlético de Madrid in the morning completed the first of the two sessions scheduled for this Tuesday in Los Angeles de San Rafael. And it was early in the morning, because first thing in the morning, the players were already on the pitch to exercise, with a low temperature that did not reach ten degrees.

The mattress players exercised in one of the playgrounds of the Segovian urbanization and there was physical work and also with the ball. In this training session the players began to test the now famous ramp, a steep slope that the rojiblancos travel at high speed and which causes havoc. Without going any further, last year
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Diego Simeone It has 27 players at the moment in the preseason 'stage', which started on Monday and will end on Saturday morning, when the team performs the last training session in Los Angeles de San Rafael and then returns to Madrid and has Sunday break.

The Argentine coach is waiting for the arrival of the internationals who have been with his national teams (some have yet to play another game, cases of Joao Félix, Trippier and Savic, which they do this Tuesday). The Cholo of Diego Costa and Arias, who tested positive for coronavirus and are isolated until they can join the group.

This afternoon, the team will exercise again at the Los Angeles de San Rafael soccer field.