Good news for Marcelino ahead of this Saturday’s visit to Villarreal. Iñigo Martínez, one of the pillars in the axis of the rojiblanca defense, returns to training with the rest of the squad with absolute normality. Dani García, another of the absentees in recent days, also seems to be improving progressively.
Iñigo Martínez’s injury occurred at the beginning of March against Levante in San Mamés. The Atletico center-back put his hand on the back of his right thigh and asked for the change. The medical report provided by the Ibaigane entity summarized the mishap in “an overload in the hamstring muscles of his right leg.”
Although at first it seemed that the problem was minor, the truth is that the rojiblanco defender has missed three league games, with a break in between, and even the concentration and the two friendlies with Spain because of this mishap. Last week he went for a run around the outside of Lezama, but he did not get to join the group as he did not stop sending him some minor discomfort in the damaged area.
Athletic itself, despite the fact that the training of the lions has had a closed-door character, today has been in charge of confirming the improvement of its defense. “Iñigo Martínez completes the session along with the rest of his teammates,” says the twitter message issued from Ibaigane.
Marcelino will also be able to use Yeray’s services in Villarreal. The right-handed center-back missed last Sunday’s match against Elche in San Mamés due to an accumulation of cautions. Dani García, with pubic problems, and Lekue, with “a muscle injury to the rectus femoris of the right thigh”, continue with their respective recovery plans. The first of them worked last week with the rest of his teammates with a series of precautions, but he did not finally enter the call.
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