Atlético visited Burgo de Osma to open its preseason, a non-negotiable custom (the new times of Atlético, there is less tradition in the shield or the shirt than in the first summer trip). The novelty is that he did it full of headlines, with hardly any absences (that of Joao Félix is disturbing, that trained by teacher Ortega does not manage to be much available) and devoid of the classic cluster of youth squads that Simeone does not look at, but yes use of sparring or cones. Not this time, this time there were main players, an eleven that could well be seen sometime in the League. And with a 5-3-2, and not the 4-4-2 that he hinted at in training, the suit of the last two courses. Numantia, 0; At.Madrid, 4 Numancia: Isma Gil (46′ Ayesa); San Emeterio (46′ Román), Simic (46′ Bonaldo), Axel (46′ Pérez), Dani Sánchez (46′ Pol); Jordi Tur (46′ Sidibeh), Toni Arranz (46′ Cotán), Carrillo (46′ Mance), Moha (46′ Mesa); Oscar G.(46′ Amorrortu) and Mario Barco(46′ Vidorreta) At.Madrid: Oblak (46′ Grbic); Wass (46′, Díez), Giménez (46′, Witsel), Savic (46′, Hermoso, and 73′, Gomis), Reinildo (46′, Lodi), Carrasco (46′, Saúl); De Paul (46′, Llorente), Kondogbia (46′, Koke), Lemar (46′, Riquelme); Correa (46′ Griezmann) and Morata (46′ Cunha). Goals: 0-1. m.8: Lemar. 0-2. m.32: Strap. 0-3. m.35: Kondogbia. 0-4. m.53: Cunha Incidents: Oblak (3′) saved a penalty from Carrillo. Atlético started with a scare (apart from the one caused by the shirt), a Savic penalty that went without looking to sweep inside the area and ate a center with his hand, but the recently renewed Oblak corrected it with a formidable and hopeful save . Atlético needs the best Oblak and that version was not found last season. And immediately another shock, this time positive for his interests, a left-footed shot for the also recently renewed Lemar to make it 0-1 to a pass from Correa, a pathological assistant. As Atlético did not choose difficulty in their pre-season debut and Numancia is not a thorny rival, the game in its conventional sense, the uncertainty of the scoreboard and all that, ended there. With great comfort, also superiority, the people of Madrid were enlarging their marker. And without having to break your head with the game. It was enough for him the set piece and some facilities from the rival that it will be difficult for him to find in real life: this is how Correa and Kondogbia scored (although the shot was from De Paul, the ball bounced off the Frenchman), after two corner kicks. Related News standard Yes Real Madrid 2 – América 2 Real Madrid grows to the sound of Benzema Iván Martín standard Yes Barcelona 2 – Juventus 2 Barça encounters the same collapses Salvador Sostres And that’s how Cunha’s account expanded after the break, when Atlético changed completely his alignment (and it continued to be intimidating and better than the new one of the adversary) and also the drawing (now with a defense of four). The shocking thing about the second mattress version was Witsel’s position, central and not midfielder, leaving evidence of planning: right now in the team there are more midfielders than defenders, Simeone’s favorite line. The second part was over. Atlético officially started its preseason, but in reality it continued with training. The 0-4 did not serve to deduce anything. More joke than serious matter proved to be the rehearsal that when Hermoso was injured (70′), Simeone substituted for him with goalkeeper Gomis (wearing Felipe’s shirt) as outfield player (winger, and Saúl took over as center back). And it was not noticed.
