The Atlético de Madrid completed his last training session on Tuesday before visiting the Granada (Wednesday 7.30 pm) in Los Cármenes, in what will be the last meeting of 2021 for both teams.
If in Monday afternoon training, Diego Simeone He did not offer any clue regarding the eleven with which he will dismiss the year, he did so on this occasion, with a great novelty above the rest and that was present in all the debates: the presence of Joao Felix in the starting team.
After not having minutes in Do Dragao, and being a substitute at the Bernabéu and at the Pizjuán, where he jumped onto the field after the break leaving very good feelings in both commitments, Cholo will bet on the Portuguese in the attack of the mattress box, instead of Angel Correa and as a couple of Luis Suarez.
Despite the controversy with the Uruguayan after being substituted against Sevilla and not taking it well at all, it seems that Simeone will not take its toll, being faithful to his principles when a footballer gets angry in a change. “Nothing to comment on,” replied Simeone when they asked him in the press room about the forward after training. We will see if that influences later, when we have to deal with the continuity of the charrúa.
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The point is that Suárez and Joao Félix They will be in the attack of an Atlético that will have up to five casualties to face Granada, those of the injured Savic, Giménez, Vrsaljko, Griezmann and MarcosLlorente.
The full eleven, as reported Goal, will be the one formed by: Oblak; Trippier, Felipe, Kondogbia, Hermoso; Lemar, De Paul, Koke, Carrasco; Joao Félix and Suárez.
Lodi will have to wait after the talk with Vivas
On Monday, after training, Nelson alive, assistant to Cholo, stayed on the pitch for 20 minutes with Renan Lodi, To whom he was explaining different concepts related to his position, that of winger, in which the now coach developed his entire sports career, reaching absolute internationality with Argentina.
This suggested that Simeone He was considering giving the alternative to Lodi in the left lane for Los Cármenes, but for now, he will have to wait for his chance from the bench according to what was rehearsed by the Madrid team in their last session before traveling to Granada. Of course, you may have minutes in the second half.
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