Almada and Giménez back in training, awaiting medical clearance | OneFootball

The nearly two-week international break has already begun, but Atlético de Madrid does not rest and continues to prepare for the upcoming matches with the healthy and available players. The next match for the red-and-white team will be this Friday, October 10th at 18:00 against Inter Milan in Libya. They will inaugurate the renovated International Stadium of Benghazi and the winner will take home the Reconstruction Cup (FDLR). Additionally, the friendly match carries a clear political message: after a complicated decade in social, political, and economic terms, they want to show that the situation in the North African country has improved.

The novelty in this morning's training was the presence of Dávid Hancko, who is on paternity leave and it is still unknown if he will finally travel with Slovakia, and Thiago Almada. The Argentine has not recovered in time from his muscle injury and has not been able to travel with his national team. On the other hand, José María Giménez has also been very active. He will soon complete four months without playing an official match since he was injured in the Club World Cup. It is expected that both players, especially Almada, will receive medical clearance in the coming days and will be available for Simeone in the next LaLiga match against Osasuna on October 18th.

Absences during the break

Johnny Cardoso remains sidelined due to his ankle sprain. An absence that adds to that of the eleven internationals (not counting Hancko, who is still uncertain). Robin Le Normand, Marcos Llorente, Pablo Barrios, and Álex Baena have traveled with the Spanish National Team. Nahuel Molina, Nico González, Giuliano Simeone, and Julián Álvarez have done the same with Argentina. As well as Jan Oblak, Giacomo Raspadori, and Alexander Sørloth with Slovenia, Italy, and Norway, respectively.

Due to all the absences caused by the international matches, several players from Atlético Madrileño under Fernando Torres have joined the first team to complete the training sessions.

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