First session preparing for the Cup

Simeone divided the squad into groups. The starter against Espanyol held a recovery session , the rest worked on fitness with the ball.

Diego Pablo Simeone had thesquad in training this Monday morning in the Majadahonda Sports City and worked in two groups. The starters from the win against Espanyol (1-0) began the session in the gym and then went out on to the pitch, where, for 20 minutes, the conduced dribbling exercises. The youth players Saul Ñíguez and Óliver Torres, who yesterday were part of the starting lineup in the Atletico B game against Guijuelo, also trained with the first team group. Diego Costa was the only starter who did not go out to the field, as a precaution, he did all the exercises in the weights room.

The other players who were not starters against Espanyol except Domingo Cisma, who is out with a bout of flu went out into the pitch for a full session with the ball on field 4 of the Sports City, which lasted for about 80 minutes. In this group were Asenjo, Cata Diaz, Pulido, Insua, Mario Suarez, Raul Garcia, Cristian Rodriguez and Adrian.