Atlético trained for the last time in Majadahonda before starting their tour of South Korea, Mexico and the United States… and they experienced a tragic session. José María Giménez will not be on Atlético de Madrid’s tour of Asia or North America. The Uruguayan center back suffers a fissure in the tibia that forces him to get off the tour. He had to withdraw from the last training session and, after undergoing the relevant medical tests, he was diagnosed with this ailment.
“The rojiblanco defender will begin to receive physiotherapy sessions and undergo rehabilitation training, It is still pending developments, so it will not travel with the expedition to South Korea”, Atlético de Madrid announced in a statement published on its website and on its social networks. The period of leave is unknown right now, but the injury is a setback in the preseason of a player who needed an important set-up after undergoing an arthroscopy on his knee last May. Injuries are the biggest enemy of a healthy Giménez who is untouchable for Simeone, but in recent seasons he has suffered multiple setbacks.
Nahuel Molina for his part will not travel to South Korea with his teammates either. He had to withdraw before today’s session after feeling discomfort. The club announced that it suffers a soleus injury that prevents it from being part of the expedition that leaves today for Asian lands. The Argentine was the player with the most minutes last season (3,731) and one of the few who did not have injuries during the course. But, even one of the most resistant players on the squad has to go through the infirmary. Injuries are common in the mattress rearguard. Reason why the four signings of the course have focused on reinforcing that area: Azpilicueta, Söyüncü, Mouriño and Javi Galán. The plan with the Uruguayan begins by looking for a loan when the tour ends, but the injury of his compatriot Giménez and the absence of Reinildo, who continues with his rehabilitation, put the focus on his performance in the four friendlies.