Baena already training under Simeone, Johnny Cardoso still pending | OneFootball

Another training session for Atlético de Madrid, who are already preparing for the league clash against FC Barcelona. A match that will kick off an exciting month of April, with the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League quarter-finals at stake. To that end, Simeone is starting to get his international players back, and the first to return has been Álex Baena. After not starting in Spain's second friendly, the full international worked with the group for part of the session. Meanwhile, Marcos Llorente has not yet rejoined, having been given a day off as part of workload management.

Atlético's training session also saw Ruggeri return to the group. The Italian, who did not travel with his national team after they failed to qualify for the World Cup, had been training separately from the group in recent days. With his workload being managed, the Italian is now available for a month in which he hopes to keep providing assists for his teammates.

Cardoso, dealing with discomfort and on alert

The bad news could concern Johnny Cardoso. The American international was released by his national team and, according to various reports, it initially seemed like it would be nothing serious. However, in recent hours it has emerged that he is still undergoing further tests, and a midfield injury could be confirmed in the coming hours. Johnny will be unavailable for the league clash due to yellow-card accumulation, but his return is more necessary than ever for the European Cup, especially with the already confirmed injury to Pablo Barrios.

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