The first and last? of Saúl

The ball will start rolling this afternoon at 19:00 (GOAL) in El Burgo de Osma (Soria). The tribute to Jesús Gil before him Numantia is the classic with which the champion will be tested for the first time. And it will with few certainties and a great unknown: Saúl. 337 games with the first team later, so many goals and kisses to the tattoo on his wrist, his continuity is a doubt. Barter with Barça for Griezmann, interest from Liverpool and United, the exit door open, today it will monopolize the spotlights, the eyes. The game is the first of the summer … also the last? The market will tell.

Fifteen days after the start of the summer for Atlético, with 15 youth players and only eight players from the first team at the beginning of everythingOblak, Grbic, Savic, Hermoso, Kondogbia, Saúl, Marcos Paulo and Saponjic; several inconsequential in the Argentine's plans), Simeone will live a historic afternoon beyond football. For the first time he will look at the grass and see one of his children in a game beyond the pachangas at home.

Giuliano Simeone is a faithful heir of his father. That that effort is not negotiated is carried in the boots. He arrived two seasons ago and soon the last name was ripped off, it was Giuliano, and He shone in the Youth, went up to B and won the preseason with the first team on his own merits. The same today being a headline. By his side, Camel, the brightest youth squad of all those who worked with Cholo that summer 'without major'.

A mix of first team and those lads They will be with whom Simeone faces that first ball that will roll this summer against a team, Numancia, relegated to Second RFEF (fourth category) and stalked by COVID: In the last hours there has been one positive and three confined, the rest of the squad is fine. Oblak in goal, Handsome in defense, Kondogbia in the middle, Saul in a band and Giuliano and Camello up. That was what Cholo tried on Wednesday, on that he meditates, at least for the first half. The summer will go by, its 'older' players, really, will be arriving and their tests will get closer to reality. Because the champion will defend the title. And today is the first game of five to prove it. Today is Saúl, tomorrow maybe not.