«Álvaro, go, let's go!». And while Álvaro Morata tried to explain to his coach that no, that he did not want to change, that he could continue playing the derby, Simeone repeated: "Come on, go!" It was the 50th minute of the match between Real Madrid and Atlético and the owner of the red and white bench, given the inconvenience announced in his right leg by the only healthy striker he had left, he did not want to take any more risks.

This Monday, the club had no choice but to issue a medical part of those who say absolutely nothing. According to Atlético, Morata has a muscle injury in his right leg and is "pending evolution . " The reality is that he will be around 15 days off, and that is exactly that number 15, the days remaining to play the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool in Wanda. Alvaro's is the 19th rojiblanca injury this season, the 15th muscle character , an exorbitant figure that has put under the magnifying glass, as this newspaper told, the physical trainer, Prof Ortega , and the medical services headed by Oscar Celada .

The situation is really dramatic for the next three weeks . Because Liverpool is a night of bells, but the livelihood of Atlétito is the League and happens to tie the participation in the Champions League next year. Right now it is three points from Getafe and Seville , which occupy those places and, after receiving Granada on Saturday, has to travel to Mestalla in a difficult game. Well, in none of those games can Simeone count on Álvaro Morata, Joao Félix or Diego Costa.

His three most important players in the attack are injured and thus it is very difficult to think of a competitive team. The options to play above are reduced to Saponjic, which Simeone does not want to see or paint, or adapt to players who are not front (Lemar, Carrasco, Vitolo or Correa), as long as they do not fall injured, than with the rhythm that Athletic wear is not disposable . A new challenge for Atlético's coaching staff, which is not going through its best moment since they arrived in December 2011.

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