While Simeone was finalizing his recovery, finalizing his quarantine for coronavirus, another new positive has burst into Atlético's preseason.

It is that of José María Giménez, who was absent from the training session on Monday.

The PCR tests carried out the day before have revealed that the Uruguayan has Covid-19 and will have to complete isolation at home.

Giménez is the sixth player in the rojiblanca squad infected after Lodi, Vrsaljko, Correa, Arias and Diego Costa, who recently rejoined training with his teammates.

Even a positive from a staff member forced him to suspend the preseason in Los Angeles de San Rafael, as well as his participation in the Ramón de Carranza Tournament.

Atlético will continue with training, ahead of Sunday's league debut against Granada (4:00 pm), although it will do so this afternoon with individual sessions, on the lawn of the Ciudad Deportiva de Majadahonda, following the established protocol.

The morning session was suspended as a precaution, pending the result of new PCR tests for Covid-19, which caused some players to go home after showing up at Cerro del Espino.

The setback will force Simeone (whether or not he is present on the Metropolitan bench) to rebuild his defense, since the Uruguayan was one of the fixed ones to lead that defensive line.

The central pair will leave the list made up of Felipe, Savic, Nehuén Pérez and Hermoso.

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