Atlético continues to prepare for the match against Rayo, which unexpectedly It has become a direct rival and visits this Sunday (16:15) the Metropolitan Wanda one place above and closing the Champions zone. And the rojiblanco team trained for the last time in 2021 in a session directed by Nélson Vivas.
Simeone is confined after testing positive in the PCR to which the squad and coaching staff underwent last Wednesday on returning to work after vacation ends. Too Koke, Griezmann, João Félix and Héctor Herrera had to isolate themselves in their respective homes for testing positive, although fortunately they are well and asymptomatic. From afar, Cholo has been shaping his first eleven of 2022, the team with which he intends to end a streak of four consecutive losses in the League and return to the path of victory.
A victory that escapes in the domestic competition from Cádiz, precisely the last game in which Giménez started in the eleven, before leaving replaced just after half an hour by some annoyances that have been lengthening and they have had him out five encounters. Still without Savic, who like Llorente continues in the infirmary (Griezmann is also injured, but he has to stay at home), the Uruguayan will once again lead the defense according to the tests that the coaching staff took today to take on Rayo.
Tactically, ehe Atlético could start the year 1-4-4-2, recovering Lodi for the left back and returning Kondogbia to his natural position, after being forced to act as a patch in the center of the rear by injuries. Correa and Suárez would form the offensive duo, with Lemar and Carrasco on the sides to supply them with balls. The eleven could be composed of: Oblak; Trippier, Giménez, Hermoso, Lodi; Kondogbia, De Paul, Lemar, Carrasco; Correa and Suárez. With many casualties in the squad, Simeone would have alternatives such as With one, Philip or a Vrsaljko who is already recovered from the operation he underwent on his face after his injury in Porto.