Atlético will have to recover from the absence of Mario Hermoso against Elche. The center-back was expelled from Balaídos by a direct red, like Profe Ortega, and Munuera Montero's arbitration certificate may imply a greater punishment. The referee pointed out that Hermoso was expelled for “To grab an opponent by the neck with both hands continuously without the ball in play.”
Hugo Mallo stepped on very hard on Luis Suárez's ankle In a play that led to Carrasco's heads-up with Dituro, the referee later stopped the play and showed him the yellow. Following his protests he was expelled for a second cardboard, pero Hermoso faced the captain of Celta, blows flew, neck grabs, a finger in the eye behind Aspas to the '22' mattress and an undesirable image on the pitch.
Iago Aspas sticks his finger in Hermoso's eye.
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The referee decided also expel Hermoso for a direct red, which complicates the center of the rear for Simeone in the face of the next match. Felipe continues to recover from a partial tear in the external lateral ligament of his right knee suffered in the Copa América and Nehuén Pérez for the moment is not registered in LaLiga, since Atlético has to say its future and that of Arias, both from outside the community with a single free place. Prof. Ortega also saw a direct red card after the 100th minute of the match for addressing the referee before the end of the match whistled.