Eight days to the close of the market and Sporting is still on the hunt for a striker. The rojiblanco team is working on being able to sign the forward demanded by Abelardo in what seems to be, except for surprise, a wait practically until the last day. The one who is already ruled out is Mario González, a player who was on the agenda and who was interested if he finally left Braga. He will, but his future is in Belgian football. At the same time, a possible exit for Nacho Méndez and Víctor Campuzano is being studied. The luanquín has a market in Second and values a change of scenery. In the case of Barcelona, it seems more complicated. He could stay.
Yesterday, Sporting began preparing for the next day, in which El Molinón will once again be the stage for the second consecutive week. The rojiblanco team will receive Burgos this Saturday (5:30 p.m.) reinforced after their resounding victory against Andorra (4-1). He will do so pending closing a squad that is already waiting for the arrival of Nemanja Micevic, an operation that was scheduled to close at the end of last week. With the Serbian central defender, the defensive line is considered complete, and all efforts have been focused on responding to the profile of a finishing striker.
Gerardo García, Atletico sports director, was present at the team’s return to work. The man from Gijon already heard at the press conference of the match against Andorra that Pitu is still waiting for another attacking man to arrive. The commitment to a scheme with two forwards right now leaves the added need, by number, to add competition. Last day, in the last minutes, Campuzano had the opportunity to participate in the lead, even taking part in the action of the fourth goal. The Catalan combed the ball that finally gave Aitor the option to be left alone against the visiting goalkeeper. In any case, Campuzano is still not a priority for the coach.
Nor is Nacho Méndez, despite the fact that he has also had minutes at the start of the season, specifically, in the visit to Mirandés. The Luanquín, who exercised on the sidelines yesterday but plans to join the group this morning, is open to studying a way out that benefits the club and its sporting interests. In the category he has a poster, with several teams that have consulted the possibility of being able to hire him.
Waiting for movements, the match on Saturday is expected to once again have a remarkable expectation. The week has already started with half a thousand fans following the evolution of the team in training. The one this morning, also in Mareo, starting at 10:30 a.m., will be open again. The rest will already be without allowing access to the public. There will also be a notable presence of Burgos fans in Gijón, with 600 tickets being sold yesterday for the match in the Castilian city.
