He Atlético de Madridd will travel to the Andalusian capital to face the Betis. The match, which corresponds to the eleventh day of LaLiga, will be played this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the Benito Villamarín stadium. A match to which Diego Simeone’s team will arrive with two very sensitive absences, although it must also be remembered that the green and white team also handles significant absences.
On the one hand, Lenglet He had to leave the field last Sunday during the match against Leganés. In the 64th minute his teammate Axel Witsel fell on his left leg, causing the Frenchman to be unable to continue. After the medical tests carried out on him, Atlético de Madrid confirmed that he had suffered “he suffers from a grade I sprain of the internal collateral ligament of the left knee and a grade I/II sprain of the deltoid ligament left ankle». Although the mattress club has not given details of the recovery time, it is estimated that it could be between three and four weeks off. The footballer arrived on loan from FC Barcelona this summer, but Simeone did not start counting on the player until the ninth matchday.
On the other hand, Pablo Barrios He couldn’t finish the match either. The young man retired with muscle discomfort in the last minutes, leaving the team with ten troops after having exhausted all the changes. What initially seemed like a muscle tear was eventually ruled out by the club. The youth squad “suffers from low grade injury to his right leg». Although it is expected that his recovery will not be very long, what is certain is that he will not reach Betis-Atlético.
In addition, Cholo has three players who are still doubtful for this match, so we will have to wait for the call. This is the case of Le Normand, Marcos Llorente and Azpilicueta, who were not present in this Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Lille.
The Colchonero team is not the only one that arrives with casualties, since Betis has lost one of the players who has had the most prominence this season, such as Natan, suspended after seeing the red in El Sadar against Osasuna. Regarding nursing, Manuel Pellegrini will not be able to count on Giovani Lo Celso, Isco and Carvalho. The Argentine suffered some discomfort during his call-up with the Argentine national team. After his arrival at the green-and-white entity, medical tests revealed that he suffered “an injury to the rectus femoris of his right thigh.” It is estimated that he will not be able to play with the team for four to six weeks. In the case of the Malaga native, he had to undergo another operation on his ankle injury and is expected to return in 2025. And finally, the Portuguese suffered “a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon in his right leg” and will miss the entire the season.
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