Atlético Investor Meets Sampaoli at Training

Atletico’s cast trained on Saturday (6) at the MRV Arena in Belo Horizonte. The activity occurred after
Jorge Sampaoli presentation press conference
new coach of the Rooster, and was attended by Rafael Menin, investor of Alvinegro’s SAF.

The businessman closely followed the practice at the Atleticano stadium. At one point, Rafael Menin interacted with the Argentine coach.

This Saturday’s training was the first performed by Sampaoli at the MRV Arena, which has a synthetic lawn.

The defender Lyanco was the absence of the activity. He stayed in Rooster City and still recovers from muscle injury to his left thigh. The same applies to the defender Ruan Tressoldi, recently hired by Atletico and who is recovering from a right knee surgery.

Also defenders Iván Roman (Chile) and Junior Alonso (Paraguay) were left out of training. Defenders are available to their respective selections in the World Cup qualifiers.

The midfielder Alan Franco was also embezzled for the same reason as Román and Alonso. Rooster shirt 21 will compete for the last round of the World Cup qualifiers for the Ecuadorian team. The team enters the field on Tuesday (9), at 20h (Brasília), in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Right-back Saravia (right leg injury), midfielder Patrick (spine injury) and striker Caio Maia (with right knee injury) are in treatment in the city of Rooster.

Atletico Programming

After using the MRV Arena this Saturday (6), the Rooster will follow the training routine in two periods, implemented by Jorge Sampaoli. This Sunday (7), the activities are scheduled for 10am and 15h (GMT schedules).

Sampaoli back to Atlético

Sampaoli signed a contract with Rooster until the end of 2027. This will be the second pass of the coach by the club alvinegro.

Between 2020 and 2021, he led Atletico in 45 matches, with 26 wins, nine draws and 10 losses – 64%. In the period, the club won the title of the 2020 Mineiro Championship.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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