We play the last match of the year against Saudi Arabia’s oldest team. There is great expectation and there will be a full house at the King Adbullah stadium (62,000 spectators) for the game.
Diego Godín, Alessio Cerci, Jan Oblak, Tiago and Augusto are not on the list. Juan Moreno and Rubén Fernandez, players of the reserve team, complete the list.
The red and white coach has beat Zinedine Zidane and Claudio Ranieri in the vote for the World's Best Club Coach of 2016. Fernando Santos, who works in the Portuguese national team, was the winner of the World's Best National Team Coach.
Atlético will be this Friday in the draw of the last 16 after two landslides against Guijuelo, 0-6 in the first leg and 4-1 at the Calderón. The match was decided in the first half with four red and white goals.
Our manager Diego Pablo Simeone calls 16 players for the King’s Cup match against CD Guijuelo. The big novelty is the presence of the Italian Alessio Cerci on the list.