Renan lodi It was one of the great novelties of the Atlético de Madrid in Seville. The low of Carrasco and that Cholo chose to place Saul in the center of the field he gave free rein to the starting eleven for the Brazilian side. A new opportunity to redeem himself in a season in which he is not having anywhere near the prominence that he had last season.
Well at 33 minutes, Diego Pablo Simeone made the first change of the game. Something unusual in the mattress technician. The chosen one was Renan lodi who would leave his hole on the pitch to Angel Correa. A change that improved Atlético's level, although it put the Brazilian under the spotlight …
After the game, the Argentine coach wanted to show his face to remove any responsibility from the '12' mattress: “We created the difficulty. When a coach makes a change at 30 minutes there is poor management by the coach. It is never the fault of the players. You have made a mistake and you have to look for something else ”.
The truth is that it is not the first time that Renan lodi It appears indicated by a decision of the Argentine technician. He first bet on Carrasco after the change of drawing. Despite the fact that his own Simeone he has come to recognize that the Brazilian has many conditions to occupy that demarcation. However he preferred the Belgian.
This caused its contribution to be reduced in the final stretch of last year. Between December and January he participated in four games in which he did not add up to five minutes. Something very unusual for a footballer who had been the undisputed starter last season.
Before that he had already suffered a setback against him Valencia in Mestalla. When Cholo changed him to rest to enter Joao Felix seeing that the equipment did not finish working as he expected. That day he had introduced some rotations.
Already in 2021, in the second round against him Valencia his entry to the field coincided with the comeback and the best minutes of the Atlético de Madrid. That day the Cholo put to Carrasco on the right because Vrsaljko did not finish replacing with guarantees Trippier for his sanction, and to Renan to the left. The bet went well, but the Argentine should not have liked something …
The next game against him Cadiz instead of repeating the formula, I gave it He was not a starter or despite the fact that Carrasco was low at the last minute by testing positive for Covid 19. Marcos Llorente played on the right and he did it on the left Saúl Ñíguez, returning to a position in which he already played before the Brazilian arrived at the Atlético de Madrid. A decision that placed him as the third option for the left lane position.
A position that had one more guest in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against him Chelsea. That day due to the absence of Carrasco and that Cholo he preferred Saúl in the center of the field he placed Thomas lemar on the left. A surprising decision but one that was again a jug of cold water for the Brazilian. While in the second leg he started at the start but was substituted at half-time to give entry to Beautiful mario.
In front of Seville lived one more episode of a campaign that surely on a personal and individual level the side wants to forget as soon as possible.