Simeone readies for Elche clash with Sørloth in the starting eleven | OneFootball

Atlético de Madrid held their final training session before the second league clash against Elche. This Saturday, August 23, Simeone’s team will face a newly promoted side at the Metropolitano at 7:30 p.m. The goal is to overturn the negative feelings from the first match against Espanyol. The prolonged injury to Giménez will not be the only absence for Atlético, as the club confirmed last Wednesday. Álex Baena is reportedly undergoing physiotherapy sessions and rehabilitation to overcome a minor muscle issue.

Outfield players and goalkeepers started by working with the ball in two rondos, and then moved on to various combinations with static cones. Jairo Fernández, from Atlético C, practiced combinations separately from his teammates and alongside first-team players Jano and Esquivel. Javi Alonso, Javi Aznar, and Pablo Pan trained separately during the second exercise of the training session ahead of Atlético – Elche.

The starting eleven that the Argentine coach tested was as follows: Oblak in goal; Llorente, Le Normand, Hancko, and Ruggeri as defenders. Almada, Giuliano, Cardoso, and Barrios in midfield, with Julián and Sørloth as forwards. New additions include Barrios and Sørloth, whose departure has been rumored since the previous matchday, when he was the last substitute to come onto the pitch.

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