MADRID, 17 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid visits Atlético de Madrid this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey 2023-2024 without any news in a call-up with no new signings, without the injured Lucas Vázquez, Thibaut Courtois, Éder Militao and David Alaba, and with the presence of three youth players, as announced by the club this Wednesday.
Carlo Ancelotti named 22 players for the derby at the Cívitas Metropolitano, including three players from the Madrid reserve team: goalkeeper Diego Pîñeiro, full-back Vinícius Tobías and midfielder Mario Martín. In addition, Rodrygo Goes appears in the squad, who trained on the sidelines in the last session before facing Atlético.
The Italian coach announced in advance of the cup duel that the Spanish full-back Lucas Vázquez will return in the game on matchday 21 of LaLiga EA Sports 2023-2024 against Almería this weekend. Thus, the Galician is speeding up his recovery, while Courtois, Militao and Alaba continue to recover from their cruciate injuries.
Thus, the list includes goalkeepers Lunin, Kepa and Diego Piñeiro; defenders Carvajal, Nacho, Fran Garcia, Rüdiger, Mendy and Vinicius Tobias; midfielders Bellingham, Kroos, Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Arda Guler and Mario Martin; and forwards Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Joselu and Brahim.