Victor Machín Vitolo he's not having a good season. The qualifier of inconsequential fits perfectly to the campaign that the canary is carrying out in the Atlético de Madrid. But with all this, he is only two games away from entering the Paseo de las Leyendas of the rojiblanco club in the Wanda Metropolitano, dedicated to all the players and coaches who have reached one hundred official games.
98 games has played Vitolo as a mattress, from the first, on January 3, 2018, before the Lleida in the Copa del Rey. Six days later he scored his first goal for Atlético, also against the Catalan team, in the second leg of that tie. An exciting start that he starred in, but with the passage of time, the footballer has been diluted, with many injuries on his way that prevented him from having continuity.
And this course, in which the injuries are respecting him, Simeone you are not betting on him. Basically, because when it has, the performance of the canary has not been satisfactory. To the point that, since 2021 began, he has only participated in three games. He was a starter before Cornellà, but he was substituted in the 64 'in a night that ended with the elimination of the colchoneros at the hands of a Second B team. And then he came off the bench against him. I raised in February and in front of Chelsea a week later. In total, 81 minutes of play so far this year.
The last time he was on the pitch was in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Bucharest. February 23. More than a month has passed since that time. Since then, Simeone has not had him again. The most he has done is make him warm up.
THE MIRROR OF LEMAR
As we say, to Vitolo He has two games left to be part of the Paseo de las Leyendas del Atlético in which he recently entered Thomas lemar. The French should be the mirror in which to look at the canary. They were in a similar situation, but the Frenchman, based on work and perseverance, ended up giving Cholo back the trust shown in him. Vitolo He has ten games ahead of him to become a centenary with Atlético, which in summer will put him back on the market, as he will still have one more year on his contract once this season is over.