MADRID, 6 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid will face Juventus this Sunday (6:00 p.m.) in the last friendly before the league debut, a duel that will finally be played in the sports city of the Turin club, and which is the culmination of a perfect preseason for the rojiblancos .
The match was scheduled to be held at the Bloomfield stadium in Tel Aviv (Israel), but the escalation of violence in the country in recent hours led to its cancellation. However, Juventus offered their sports city to develop the meeting -behind closed doors- and confirmed it hours later.
Nothing changes for ‘Cholo’ Simeone’s team, which seems to have fit in very well with the few pieces it has added to its scheme (Witsel and Nahuel Molina). Still with few minutes, the base from previous seasons supports a team that travels to Italy after having thrashed Cádiz in the Ramón de Carranza trophy (1-4) last Thursday. A new dose of confidence for mattress makers.
Griezmann was reunited with the goal almost eight months later, Saúl left positive details and Koke led the midfield as before. In addition, Joao Félix seems to have taken the right path in his fourth season as a rojiblanco. It’s all good news for an Atleti team that has won its three previous preparation games (Numancia, Manchester United and Cádiz) having only conceded one goal.
In addition, the match against Juve will be marked by the presence of Álvaro Morata, on loan at the ‘Vecchia Signora’ until last season, and who has been on the list of interested parties to occupy his position as ‘9’. Everything seems that Juventus will continue to insist with a new offer. It will be the first opportunity to see the Spanish international against his former teammates.
In the Italians, directed by Massimiliano Allegri, the machine does not carburize as well as in the Metropolitan. In three games during the month of July they have only won one, against Chivas, in addition to the draw against Barça and the clear defeat against Real Madrid. The match against Atlético will also be his last game of the preseason before starting Series A.
The ‘bianconeri’ team is reinforced with the signing of the Brazilian Gleison Bremer, for whom they have paid Torino 53 million euros, in addition to the experienced Di María or the return of Paul Pogba. Juventus – yes – has lost much of its muscle after the departures of Dybala and De Ligt.