Lucas Torreira made his debut with Atlético last Saturday against Celta in Balaídos with a victory (0-2). The Uruguayan came out in the starting eleven forming a couple with Koke for the absence of Saúl and the departure of Thomas to Arsenal. Despite the fact that he had just played with his team in the CONMEBOL qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including a transoceanic trip, the charrúa completed the 90 minutes on the field of play. However, it was not voluntarily, as had physical discomfort (a few simple cramps) from minute 80 approximately, but Simeone had already exhausted the changes and could not replace him. Keep in mind that He had not played 90 minutes since last January 21, when he was still playing for Arsenal, against Chelsea and, therefore, it is logical that it lacked competition rhythm.
However, his contribution was outstanding in his debut as a rojiblanco. He showed that he can be a very useful player and that he is the type of footballer who fits like a glove on the Simeone method. A sign that he integrated perfectly into his new team is that was Atlético's best debutant in terms of good passes completed (53 of 59) since the 2005-06 season. In addition, it also contributed six recoveries, the most of your team. He did not stop running and chasing the ball while the physique endured him and, even so, he did not give up his efforts to help his teammates when it was difficult for him to stand up due to pain.
Atlético returned to training yesterday after the duel against the Galicians and he did it with his eyes fixed on him Tomorrow's complicated Champions League debut against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Simeone had several casualties in the session, but Torreira was not among them. The Uruguayan trained as one more along with the rest of his teammates with the aim of being one of those chosen by Cholo for the Munich duel, especially considering that Saúl is still apart from the group. The charrúa has shown that it is made of another paste and that, as soon as it picks up competition rhythm, will be confirmed as the all-rounder that Simeone needs to give stability to his team.