Undoubtedly, a stop on the mandatory path in the preseason of Numancia and Atlético de Madrid is this Jesús Gil y Gil Memorial. Since 2013 and with the sole exception of last year due to the coronavirus, Sorianos and Madrilenians meet every summer in El Burgo de Osma, hometown of the late rojiblanco president.
The idea of the tribute arose in 2005. That year and the next, Atleti faced their neighbor, Real Madrid, in two friendlies at the Vicente Calderón. The balance was a trophy for the whites and another for the mattresses, both defining themselves in the penalty shoot-out.
After six years without contesting, the tournament was resumed already in this small town of Soria and serves to mark the starting gun for the pre-season friendlies of both teams.
The antecedents clearly favor the Madrid team: has won five of the five games against Numancia. The last, in 2019, with a clear 3-0. Vitolo, Saponjic and Felipe Monteiro were the scorers for Simeone's team.