La Liga giants Atlético Madrid have this week been hit with a considerable setback on the personnel front. This comes amid confirmation that Cristian Romero has been ruled out of the club’s next outing.
Diego Simeone’s troops are set to turn their focus back towards matters on the domestic front this weekend, in one of the club’s most important fixtures of the season to date.
Fresh off defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the Rojiblancos will welcome reigning Spanish champions Barcelona to the Metropolitano for a La Liga showdown.
Emerge triumphant, and Atlético will leapfrog Hansi Flick’s Blaugrana to the top of the table.
In efforts towards as much, however, the capital outfit will be forced to be make do without the contributions of a key defensive figure.
As per a report from journalist Fabrizio Romano, citing Marca:
‘Cristian Romero will miss Atlético Madrid game against Barcelona this weekend. The centre-back won’t recover in time; Cuti is out also for Argentina.’
Stopper Romero, a summer arrival in Madrid, is dealing with a muscular complaint at present.
Conor Laird – GSFN
