First press conference after the arrival of Matheus Cunha (22 years old) to Atlético, a different footballer, and from the mouth of Cholo come praises that, in tenth of cholismo, sound like honor registration. Because a training session with the group leads the Brazilian but the coach only spoke of desire, dedication, enthusiasm and, most importantly, what most reaches the coach: energy. The dream of the footballer who comes from Hertha was to be here and that is how he will show it to the coach in each session. He arrived with discomfort from the Tokyo Games (where with a goal of his Brazil he snatched the gold from Spain in the final) but yesterday he exercised with the group and today he could have his first minutes with the rojiblanca. This noon has been registered in LaLiga and, then, has been included in the call.
Simeone has cited 21 footballers, among which also appears the Brazilian Philip, who has already overcome the injury he had been dragging since the Copa América. To complete the list, from which the headdresses Herrera and João Félix are left out, Cholo has pulled two homegrown players, Camel and Guiliano. But the big news is the presence of Matheus Cunha, the long-awaited forward.
It has not been easy. Cunha arrived at an Atleti loaded with foreigners where his compatriots Lodi and Felipe are fixed and players like Arias and Nehuén had to leave so that he could enter. The last one yesterday afternoon he renewed and his assignment to Udinese for one season was announced. The first is in Granada to close his loan with the Robert Moreno team. That opens the door to the minutes and to Cunha. Simeone has been yearning for a striker all summer.
Sighs of ‘9’
The Rafa Mir plan fell and from the dream Vlahovic la Florentina woke him up. Atlético needs a ‘9’ due to the internal competition of the squad, always two men per position, and because Luis Suárez is 34 years old and the nine months of the season are very long, with many minutes. You need refreshment, a substitute. Of guarantees. And Cunha is, for the moment, the chosen one, although the market closes on Tuesday at 00:00 and an exit from Saúl could provoke the search for another attacker for this template, and today, it seems, will have his first minutes with the rojiblanca.