Submerged as Atlético is in the middle of an overdose of matches, with Costa, Carrasco and Saúl (apart from Vrsaljko) in the infirmary, it is not the best time to lose their scorer.

And, a priori, despite the slap suffered in Munich, it is not a question of forcing the machine with Luis Suárez either.

"With the doctor we understood that it was better to do a job apart from the group and as a result of what we see the game will start or wait on the bench," warned Simeone, who still has four games ahead in two weeks, including Salzburg, before the break.

Suárez played his first full game of the season against Betis, scoring the goal of tranquility in the addition.

Diego Costa's injury in Balaídos, 10 days ago, and the testimonial presence of

Saponjic

, which Simeone still does not use, have forced the Uruguayan to spend more minutes on the pitch than his coach would have liked.

The Argentine carefully watches over the physical condition of the man called to guide Atlético with his nose.

It will be a night with a certain aroma of revenge for

Joao Félix

, who last Saturday, while waiting for his turn in the stands of the Metropolitan, drained sip by sip, almost as a metaphor, a can of Red Bull.

The Portuguese will meet again with the shield that deprived him of the youth Champions League in 2017 (1-2).

Daka

, who will be one of the strikers for the Austrian team, with 39 goals in his last 55 games (10 in 12 games this season), scored one of the goals that afternoon.

Among the Portuguese, whose ownership seems safe, given the absences, Llorente, who once again demonstrated his skills as a scorer in the last game, Vitolo and Correa will have the mission of carrying the offensive weight, depending on the minutes available to Luis Suarez.

A quiet game for the rojiblancos could be good news for the Uruguayan's physical condition.

The Sadar and the demanding trip to Moscow are just around the corner.

"They are under some pressure," the visiting coach, American

Jesse Marsch

,

warned yesterday

, trying to add a little spice to the matter.

Since that magical February night against Liverpool, the rojiblancos have not set foot in their stadium in Europe again.

Tonight, in silence, it will be very different.

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