Joao Felix was left out of Atleti’s Copa del Rey squad after challenging Simeone

Joao Felixforward from Atletico Madridfinally down in Thursday’s game of the second round of the Del Rey Cup against him arentiro in the Galician city Oh Carballinoonce he had “pharyngitis and fever”, as reported by the club, and for this reason did not train in the team’s last two sessions.

The Portuguese striker, who has only started in two of his last 12 matches for Atletico before the World Cup and who weeks ago conveyed to the entity his idea of ​​leaving the Madrid team in this winter market, joined the business last Friday under the captaincy of the club. Diego Simeon And he would have been part of the starting line-up on Thursday, according to the coach’s tests, before he suffered from pharyngitis.

Illness in the last two training sessions, where he “rested” at home, as indicated by the club’s medical report, raised the question about his participation in the match, although it was not ruled out until Thursday, when contact was made Diego Simeone confirmed the loss of the striker and the availability of only one striker from the first team. : Alvaro Morata.

[Simeone se lo vuelve a dejar claro a Joao Félix y su posible marcha: “Nadie es imprescindible, nadie”]

Simeone made it clear, at the previous press conference, that anything could happen with Joao Félix in January: “No one is necessary, nobody is, and things will be as they should be,” he said. And he challenged him to perform in Rojablanco as he does for Portugal: “I have no doubts that he is a very important player. He did a good World Cup, with important work for his team, with participation in goals and the importance of that coach (Fernando Santos) to develop what he has. Hopefully, We have the best Joao he showed in the World Cup and we can represent him in our team. Give him the joy he can show in the game, and he really did in the World Cup, that was very good.”

Joao Felix joins the list of absences due to the confrontation Mathews Cunha, about to sign with Wolverhampton; And the World Cup final Rodrigo de PaulAnd the Angel BeltAnd the Nahuel mill s Antoine Griezmannas well as third-placed Ivo Grbic, who has five days off before returning to training later this week.

being an imminent departure

In addition, Simeone confirmed the imminent sale of Matheus Cunha to the English Wolverhampton. He’ll close his exit for more than €40m: “He’s about to go, about to sign for his new club. He’s a boy who gave us everything he had, we gave him everything we had and each one can contribute to the other with the best of each one.”

Rather, already Simeone Jeffrey Kondogbiareopened on Wednesday after two days of instability and guaranteed a 22-player invitation, which also includes seven players from the subsidiary of a second RFEF (same class as Arenteiro): Goalkeeper Anthony Gomezthe side Sergio tenCenter framework darkMidfielders Albert dark s Pablo alive and strikers Carlos Martin s Diego Wild.

goalkeeper Jan Oblak; defenders Stefan Savic, Felipe Montero, José María Giménez, Mario Hermoso, Reneldo Mandava and Sergio Reguilon; Midfielders Marcos Llorente, Cook Resurrection, Axel Witsel, Thomas Lemar, Sael Nguez and winger Yannick Carrasco complete Simeone’s 22-man squad for tonight’s clash.

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