Atlético trained for the last time in Majadahonda before traveling to Pamplona to face Osasuna and Simeone had the great news of having Saúl exercising with the group, although he is not ready to play yet. The Argentine coach had already indicated that he expected to have the '8' available this Saturday or at a long time in Moscow next Wednesday after having missed four consecutive games due to annoyances (more than he was missing in all of last season) and his return was wait in Champions.
Cholo thus recovers a basic pillar for a midfield that has suffered in recent games. The accumulation of matches has led the rojiblanco coach to give Luis Suárez a break. No natural substitute in the team, since Costa is injured and Saponjic does not count for Simeone, the couple above could be formed by João Félix and Llorente, the top scorers of the match against Salzburg.
The big news in eleven seems to be that of a Vitolo who only started the second match against Huesca. The canary has only played 79 minutes so far this year, but he wants to show Cholo that he is ready to be the protagonist. In defence, Hermoso aims to rotate again with Lodi, whose performance is not being as high as expected. Thus, the initial eleven could be formed by: Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Hermoso, Herrera, Koke, Correa, Vitolo, João Félix and Llorente.