Luis Suárez will wait from the bench for a fetish rival

Atlético will begin their defense of the title by visiting Celta and will do so with certain difficulties derived from the little preparation their players have had who reached the international final stages. Up to 13 rojiblancos players were present between the Eurocup and the Copa América, where Correa and De Paul lifted the South American title, and in the case of Luis Suárez, Trippier and Lodi, its poor preseason has caused have not gotten to have participation in the friendlies prior to the start of the League.

The three will wait for their opportunity in Balaídos from the bench. In the case of Suárez, he has remained as the only tip of the squad after Dembélé's loan came to an end and the negotiations to add a forward have not yet culminated in any new face, with three names above the rest so far this summer: Griezmann, Vlahovic and Rafa Mir. Simeone will turn to Correa as a reference above, together with Llorente or Carrasco and Suárez will wait for his opportunity as Against a rival whom he knows perfectly and knows how to pierce his nets.

Last season, The '9' debuted as an away scorer with Atlético opening the scoring in Balaídos taking advantage of the assistance of Manu Sánchez and defining perfectly with a crossed left foot. It was in his fourth rojiblanco game, after having debuted with a double in the Wanda Metropolitano against Granada despite coming off the bench and having remained at zero against Huesca and Villarreal. Two goals were also achieved in the mattress fiefdom in the visit of Celta, tracing Mina's initial goal until Facundo Ferreyra put the tie in the last minute.

A total of hat trick in their two games as athletic against the Vigo club in a streak that wants to increase today in Balaídos. With the Barcelona He also showed his scoring nose against Celta. He got seven goals in eleven games, three of them in the same meeting and others two in his last game as a blaugrana against the celestes, for which he has chained five goals in his last three games against the Galician club. Suárez will start from the bench, but Celta is aware that the Uruguayan is mortal before them and the '9' will wait for his moment with the goal between eyebrows and eyebrows.