Simeone faces a selection dilemma for his line-up against Alavés | OneFootball

Atlético de Madrid is preparing for their match against Deportivo Alavés tomorrow at 5 PM. Mendizorroza will host Simeone's team, which will have another opportunity to secure their first victory of the season. During Friday's training session, Simeone chose Hancko as the left-back and Lenglet over Ruggeri in the central defense position, as the only uncertainty ahead of the Alavés – Atlético match.

On a day when Luis Piñedo organized today's session with two rondos to start. Subsequently, the players were divided into 4 groups and performed activation and reflex exercises. They then worked on a positional theft and individual possession protection practice. And the only doubt in Simeone's lineup comes in the defense. In recent days, he has worked with Hancko on the left and Lenglet as a central defender, although during part of the session, the Slovak played as a central defender and Ruggeri as a full-back.

It is the only doubt, but everything indicates that Oblak will be in goal. Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, and Hancko will form the defense. In midfield, Barrios and Cardoso will be in the engine room, flanked by Almada and Giuliano. And up front, in search of the goal and the first victory, Julián Alvarez and Sørloth.

As has been customary in recent days, Álex Baena and José María Giménez continue to train separately from their teammates, recovering from their respective injuries. Youth players Taufik Seidu, Jano Monserrate, and Salvador Esquivel remain involved with the first team and have been in the training session prior to the Alavés – Atlético match this Saturday.

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