The duel for the '9' is reopened

Atlético has been living for weeks without '9', missing finishers for their numerous occasions, and now he has them both again. Luis Suarez overcame the coronavirus a couple of weeks ago and Diego Costa He has entered the call against Elche, three weeks after it was known that he had suffered a venous thrombosis. Neither are in their best form, but Simeone trusts both. The duel for the '9' reopens.

At first, the advantage belongs to Luis Suárez, firstly because he is more shot, Well, Costa has had training on Thursday (“20 minutes of football”, explained the coach) and on Friday, individualized by the anti-COVID protocol. It is also the one has scored more goal, although since he returned from the national team break he has not seen a goal. “I am the first person in charge”, accepts on the drought of the Uruguayan Simeone, He added at the press conference on Friday: “As soon as he got out of COVID we put him to play, without giving him time to train in the best way.” The plan is that the parties give him the necessary filming.

But Diego Costa will not find the door closed on his return. Because it also needs to be shot. He will not start against Elche or probably in the visit to Real Sociedad (Tuesday 22), but it will have minutes. Cornellà, already in 2021, will be a good opportunity to see him from the beginning. The striker scored the first rojiblanco goal of the season (against Granada), but then he ran dry. They weighed him down a muscle injury (in Vigo) and then a thrombosis that has caused a lot of concern in the club. Luis Suárez has five goals, all of them in the league.

Saponjic works in silence

In the shadow of the pair of rams is Saponjic, that he played his first minutes of the season against Cardassar and for whom Simeone also had good words: “He entered very well, had presence and was seen. He made a good uncheck with a good center for Camello and hopefully he can continue to grow and contribute” . The Serbian has it very complicated, but does not despair and he trusts that that little time in Mallorca will help him to attract the attention of the coach.