The casting for Simeone's '9' without Luis Suárez or Diego Costa

The loss of Diego Costa leave it to Luis Suárez practically only as an offensive reference from Atlético. But the calendar is compressed, the load of minutes arrives and the Uruguayan has to rest to avoid excessive fatigue and injuries. He will not play against Osasuna. El Cholo has been wondering for a long time how to give his '9' a break and in Pamplona he will put his plans on the table, since neither of his two battering rams will be there. Manage different variants for the attack.

Marcos Llorente: the top scorer of 2020

Much has already been said about Anfield's great night and Llorente's leap from midfield to attack. It was one of the revelations of the final stretch of the League as a forward. Simeone has him in mind as a second striker and on the right wing, which is where he has played the most at this start of the competition. He is a powerful footballer and, although he is not an expert, due to the way he plays he offers good clearance to midfielders. He also has a good punch. From time to time he has exercised nine and is now of candy in the face of goal after scoring Betis and Salzburg. It will be the bet against Osasuna.

João Félix: prefers to play freely

João's favorite position is behind another striker, playing freely and having a lot of contact with the ball. This is how you have fun and increase your performance. But with Portugal he has already exercised more than once out of nine, or a false nine if you prefer to say. He is not a ram to look for with constant lateral centers, but he can be a good pivot for the second line to be associated. And he has a goal too. With morale up after the double in the Champions League.

Correa: Cholo sees him upstairs and he wants to, but …

“The one I consider more forward than we have is Correa, but he does so well on the right, even if he gets angry playing there because he likes to be a forward ”. This is how Simeone explained it in the Atlético-Betis preview. Correa has always been a forward, But between Griezmann leaving him no space and the deficiencies in the bands of the squad, Cholo found him comfortable in the right lane. Now it is João who occupies that zone of second end, but will have opportunities in attack. In Munich he played up front, although it was a strange context, with the game sentenced. He's in a good time.

Saponjic: practically unpublished

This season he has not debuted and the previous one was practically blank, with just three moments played. Costa's loss places him as the second striker, but not even for those reasons it seems that Simeone is going to trust him a lot. Of course, for the Serbian this section It seems like a now or never

Camel: the quarry option

B's scorer it is also in Simeone's plans. He usually enters the calls, although he has not yet had minutes this season. If in any match the result is adverse, Cholo could pull him (or the Serbian) in search of the goal. However, your participation also depends on the affiliate's calendar. He will be on the bench for El Sadar.