Luis Suarez will be one of the proper names of this Saturday's derby between the
Atlético de Madrid
and the Real Madrid, which will be played at the stadium Alfredo Di Stefano.
Atlético needs the best version of the Uruguayan, but reality shows that it has not scored a goal for a month, coming as it comes from a positive for coronavirus.
The reaction of the player in his substitution to him Salzburg, visibly annoying – perhaps because of his discreet game or because of the change itself – illustrate that the player is not at his best.
His last goal dates from November 7, against Cadiz, before the stoppage for international teams in which he traveled to join Uruguay. It was then that he caught Covid and had to spend more than 20 days in the dry dock, missing four important games, including against Barça in League or the Bayern, in Champions.
Since he was discharged he has played 62 minutes against Valladolid and 63 against Salzburg. Without being able to see the door in either of the two duels, but above all with few occasions.
A circumstance that highlights that it is resuming its level. Y Simeone knows that it is part of the player's routine. “They all go through stages. Luis comes from having had coronavirus, his last game was in Ecuador, he was more than twenty days without competing. It is normal for everyone to have their time to find their best situation. He is very important to us, he has the goal gene. It is an important game. Hopefully, as long as he is on the field, he gives the best for the team and for him, ”the coach said at a press conference.
After the game against him Salzburg, and the anger of the Uruguayan in his change, he already had words to understand his heat. “It is logical. I too would come out angry because we all want to play 90 minutes. I have no doubt that the important players that come out are normal, that they are upset, angry. It's understood, ”he said.
WHITE NIGHTMARE MODE
Simeone He hopes that in a match of this hierarchy, that only the best can overcome. And he is. The Real Madrid He is one of the favorite victims of the Uruguayan striker. In his career he has only scored more goals against two rivals, Valencia and the Norwich. The white box has scored no less than 11 goals in 16 games (15 with the Barça and one with the Ajax)
In addition, he has linked seven undefeated matches against that opponent, since the 2017 Spanish Super Cup, when he fell both at the Santiago Bernabéu and at the Camp Nou. Since then, he has accumulated four wins and three draws against that opponent, in addition to seven goals in his last seven games. And that version is what Simeone expects.