Atlético de Madrid returned to training this Wednesday after Tuesday’s rest day, with an afternoon session with Ángel Correa out due to an illness, and Álvaro Morata, César Azpilicueta and Thomas Lemarwho continue with the recovery process from their respective injuries.
The Argentine attacker, in principle, will be at Diego Simeone’s disposal for next Saturday’s duel against Las Palmas at the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium, while the other three players will miss the match; in the case of Morata, after spraining the internal lateral ligament of his right knee suffered in Seville on Sunday.
Lemar will be out for the thirty-second consecutive game due to the rupture of his right Achilles tendon, suffered on September 16 against Valencia, while Azpilicueta will not be able to play for the eighth game in a row due to the torn meniscus suffered in the derby on the 18th. January 2024 against Real Madrid, in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
José María Giménez is now available, who continued this Wednesday with his reintegration into the group, after being absent from the last four games due to a muscle injury, and Saúl Ñíguez, who served a suspension last Sunday at the Ramón Sánchez stadium, will now return to the squad. Pizjuán for a cycle of five yellow cards.
The Uruguayan centre-back trained normally in a session that began in the gym and then continued smoothly on the grass.