Atlético has recovered its smile, but this last one was not a perfect week either. The victory over Celta left Savic and Kondogbia injured, who fell off the team again. The center back left the match with an edema and the midfielder, with a puncture that forced him to ask for the change in 64′. In the absence of medical tests that confirm the diagnosis, they are not expected against Betis (the defender complies with the sanction anyway) and the accounts of everyone in the entity they point to Manchester. The goal is for them to be at Old Trafford on the 15th.
Savic ended the match against Celta with discomfort, but this did not prevent him from completing the match. Therefore, the club’s idea was to resort to the yellow he saw for a foul on Santi Minathe fifth that carries suspension, but this ailment changes the plans. The Balkan will serve punishment against Betis and, depending on his evolution, it will be tried to be in Cadiz (Friday the 11th), although it will not speed you up. There is panic to relapses.
Solidity with Savic, Giménez and Reinildo
Since returning from his previous injury, Savic has completed Atlético’s last six games, five of them next to Giménez and the other, the one that the Uruguayan missed due to COVID, along with Felipe. They are the strongest couple and for Simeone they are indisputable, although his physical reliability has always worried the coaching staff. The Montenegrin has missed nine games since the beginning of December. This time he will be much less.
This situation opens the door of eleven again to Felipe. The Brazilian has lost weight in the eyes of the coach, although it seems Cholo’s third option and, without being a starter, he has come on from the bench against Valencia (the famous change for João Félix) and Osasuna (due to Giménez’s inconvenience). The other possibility is Beautiful. The defender was the hero with his goals against Getafe and Valencia, but he has also remained relegated to the background, among other things due to the emergence of Reinildo, and he has only played nine minutes in the last three games, after overcoming the coronavirus.
In the center of the field, Cholo had found a good tandem with the two mediums with the least number of headlines: Kondogbia and Herrera. Without the Frenchman, the technician can go back to trust De Paul in the absence of Koke’s return, still recovering from a muscle injury. The Argentine also needs to hit the table, because all his teammates have beaten him.