João Félix, for the final

Simeone may have an unexpected and highly desired signing for his League final: João Félix. Although the Portuguese announced on his social networks, Instagram, on April 18 a message saying goodbye to the season, it evolves very favourably. “Unfortunately, the news is not what I hoped for and, with deep sadness, I find myself unable to help my team in the remainder of the season,” he wrote with a photo of him lying on the grass. But half a month later, his words are on the way to not being true, to not being fulfilled.: The Portuguese could arrive to play the end of the season, as AS has learned.

Last week he exercised on the grass with Zahínos, today the first team’s recovery player. Today, on the day off from the team, he went to Cerro to continue his work with that in mind: to come back, to be there for the end. He worked hard and intense and is no longer ruled out to compete in the final of the competition.

The lack of João Félix, injured in the hamstrings against Espanyol, is being punished by Atlético. And also Cholo. Best footballer in LaLiga in March, the rojiblanco team has run out of resources, without magic, without a goal (zero in five of the last six games). Lemar, injured in the same game and with the same musculature, has not appeared on the Cerro lawn again, but João has. And from the coaching staff they trust that the Portuguese will recover in time and can be there for the end, for the match against Elche. Or before the Royal Society. With the hope that Atlético have already achieved the only title they have left this season: being among the top four.