Diego Simeone tests negative in his second PCR test and will coach Atlético de Madrid, which has other absences

Argentino will not have Joao Félix, Koke Resurrección, Antoine Griezmann and Héctor Herrera, due to COVID-19; nor to Marcos Llor and Stefan Savic, due to injury.

Diego Simeone, coach of the Atlético de Madrid, lines up the eleven planned in the match against him Vallecano Ray in the Metropolitan Wanda, with the return of Jose Maria Gimenez to the starting eleven, while Andoni Iraola, his counterpart on the rival bench, also plays with the predictable lineup, with Óscar Trejo and Radamel Falcao substitute starters, once COVID-19 has been overcome.

Atlético, who will have Simeone on the bench, once his COVID-19 infection has been resolved and who maintains the casualties for that reason Joao Félix, Koke Resurrección, Antoine Griezmann and Héctor Herrera (in addition to Marcos Llorente and Stefan Savic due to injury), goes out with Jan Oblak, in goal; Kieran Trippier, Giménez, Mario Hermoso and Renan Lodi, on defense; Yannick Carrasco, Rodrigo de Paul, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Thomas Lemar, in the center of the field; and Ángel Correa and Luis Suárez, up front.

At Rayo Vallecano, Andoni Iraola starts with Luca Zidane; Balliú, Maras, Saveljich, Kevin Rodrigues; Isi Palazón, Santi Comesaña, Óscar Valentín, Fran García; Unai López; Sergi Guardiola.

On the bench, apart from Trejo and Falcao, they also appear Mario Suárez, Baby and Stole Dimitrievski, who have already overcome COVID-19, while maintaining the decline of another five players: Alejandro Catena, Álvaro García, José Ángel Pozo, Randy Nteka and Yacine Qasmi. (D)

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