The most anticipated return is now a reality. Marcos Llorente will start on Saturday against Alavés put an end to an absence that has lasted for last eight official matches that Atlético played. The Madrid international, who started the season like a gun, was injured against Benfica in the Champions League on October 2 and his absence constituted a real problem for Simeonealthough he solved it with the Nahuel Molina-Giuliano duo.
The Argentine coach, however, will not be able to repeat this in the coming weeks after the winger’s injury during this international break. Nahuel fell out with his national team and Atlético announced today that the player “was observed by the club’s medical services after returning from his stay with the Argentine national team, confirming the reported thigh muscle injury by his Argentine counterparts “The international full-back will continue the physiotherapy treatment and rehabilitation work which he started at his national team’s training camp and which is awaiting progress.”
Medical services confirm that Nahuel Molina suffers from a thigh muscle injury.
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Nahuel’s absence leaves him opens wide the doors of the property to Marcos Llorentewho will return to the position in which he performed best this season. The question is whether Giuliano will be ahead of him or whether Cholo will give his son a rest after making his debut with the Argentine national team and having to undertake a long and grueling transoceanic return journey. like Julián, De Paul and Giménez. Given the protocol that the technician usually applies in similar circumstances, the logic is that he reserves them all.
According to the tests carried out by Simeone, and also taking into account that Next Tuesday there will be a Champions League match in Prague absolutely essential, because it is essential to win it, the most likely is that it will be the second unit that appears against Alavés in the Metropolitanat least initially, the starting eleven could therefore very well be very similar to that formed by Oblak, Llorente, Azpilicueta, Witsel, Lenglet, Galán, Barrios, Koke, Lino Griezmann And Belt.
Atlético without Llorente
- Real Sociedad 1 Atlético 1
- Atlético 3 Leganés 1
- Atlético 1 Lille 3
- Betis 1 Atletico 0
- Vic 0 Atletico 2
- Atlético 2 Las Palmas 0
- PSG 0 Atlético 1
- Mallorca 0 Atlético 1
