Osasuna, the team that has ruined Atlético's celebrations

Atlético de Madrid and Osasuna face off this Sunday, January 12 at the Metropolitano. If Simeone’s team wins, they will be crowned winter champions and set a historic record of 14 consecutive victories. However, Osasuna has been the worst possible rival for Atlético in recent years, ruining the club’s centenary celebration in 2003, almost leaving them without the Liga title in the 20/21 season, and preventing the colchonero team from having the best season at home in their history last season.

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A lucky referee for Atlético de Madrid against Osasuna

Atlético de Madrid already knows the name of the referee who will officiate their match against Osasuna this Sunday, January 12th, at the Metropolitano. Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos, from the Castellano-manchego committee, has been designated for the match.

Díaz de Mera has refereed Atlético in five matches, with a record of four wins, one draw and no losses. The VAR will be used by José Luis Munuera Montero, with whom Simeone’s team has never lost. Meanwhile, Osasuna has been refereed by Díaz de Mera in 11 matches, with a record of seven wins, three draws and one loss.

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Atlético de Madrid seeks new record and winter title against Osasuna

Atlético de Madrid is seeking a new record and the winter title in the match against Osasuna. Diego Simeone’s team has already equaled its record against Marbella in the last round of the Copa del Rey and receives the Navarrese team as the only unbeaten team in Liga in its stadium.

The Atléticos will win the winter title if they win and with the leadership that is currently held by Real Madrid with a 2-point lead, who have already played this round in advance. Atlético prepares the visit of Osasuna confident in the recovery of Jan Oblak, Pablo Barrios, Alexander Sorloth and José María Giménez and the eleven of Vicente Moreno does so with the idea of intensifying its defense.

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Atlético Madrid looks to strengthen defense with new names

Atlético Madrid is working on strengthening its defense for next season. The departure of Axel Witsel and the possible departure of César Azpilicueta, added to the situation of Reinildo, will force the red and whites to sign at least one player in defense.

The priority will be to keep Clément Lenglet, who has convinced Simeone in recent months. In addition, the sports management has been working in this direction for some time and several names of players who are being followed have emerged.

Among them, Isak Hien, Swedish central defender who plays for Atalanta, Evan Ndicka, solid central defender of Roma, Zeno Debast, who is impressing with his performances in his first year at Sporting de Portugal, and Martin Skriniar, Slovak central defender who currently plays for PSG. There are also still several names on the table that were already mentioned in the last summer market, such as Cristhian Mosquera, a very young 20-year-old central defender from Valencia, Yarek Gasiorowski (19 years old) and Mika Marmol (23 years old) from Las Palmas.

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Atlético de Madrid to face Elche in the Copa del Rey round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey has pitted Atlético de Madrid against Elche CF, a historic Spanish football team.

The mattress team arrives at this stage of the tournament after overcoming the previous rounds by eliminating UE Vic (0-2), CP Cacereño (1-3) and Marbella FC (0-1), with outstanding performances from players such as Julián Álvarez and Griezmann in the last two matches. The opponent, who is currently fourth in the Second Division and in great form, previously eliminated UD Las Palmas (4-0), Coria (0-3) and Yeclano (0-1). The match will be played on Wednesday, January 15 at the Martínez Valero stadium in Elche.

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Elche faces Atletico in Copa del Rey with a funny ad

Elche will face Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey after eliminating UD Las Palmas 4-0. The Ilicitano club has released a promotional ad on social media using a sketch by the famous comedian Gila to promote the match.

The video shows Elche’s equipment manager, Pepito, discovering the Copa draw and the match against Atletico, and then imitating the classic sketch by the great comedian. The ad aims to generate enthusiasm among fans and project an image of optimism and challenge to fill the Martínez Valero stadium against Simeone’s team.

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Simeone still has doubts about the starting lineup against Osasuna

El Atlético de Madrid is preparing for their match against Osasuna on Sunday, January 12. Diego Simeone, the team’s coach, has yet to decide on the starting lineup due to the absences of Giménez, Oblak, Barrios, and Sorloth.

The main doubts are in the right-back position, where Nahuel Molina is competing with Marcos Llorente for a spot, and in the left-wing. The team is aiming for their 14th consecutive victory and the title of winter champions.

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Vicente Moreno tests a five-man defense against Atlético de Madrid

Vicente Moreno, coach of Osasuna, could use a five-man defense to face Atlético de Madrid, with the aim of stopping their good form and scoring ability. In the last four games, Simeone’s team has scored 12 goals.

Moreno has tested different lineups in training, including Areso, Álex Jiménez, Catena, Herrando and Juan Cruz in the defensive line. He has also used Enzo Boyomo alongside Catena and Herrando in the center of defense. Budimir, with 10 goals in 18 games, will be a key piece in Osasuna’s attack.

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Vicente Moreno designs a defensive strategy to face Atlético de Madrid

Osasuna’s coach, Vicente Moreno, is preparing a defensive scheme of five players to stop Atlético de Madrid in the next game. The Madrid team is the one with the fewest defeats this season and has scored 12 goals in the last four games.

Moreno has been working with different probes in the defensive line in training. The idea is to use a concept that has already been used by Jagoba Arrasate to stop superior teams in transitions or quality. In addition, Osasuna has a Budimir in a state of grace with 10 goals in 18 games.

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Atlético de Madrid faces Elche in a special match for Miguel San Román

The Copa del Rey match between Atlético de Madrid and Elche CF will be very special for Miguel San Román, goalkeeper of Elche and former Atlético goalkeeper. San Román is the nephew of former Atlético player Miguel ‘Pechuga’ San Román and a product of the Atlético youth academy.

He was champion of the Liga and Copa del Rey juveniles in the 15/16 season and ascended from Tercera to Segunda B with the Atlético reserve team. The goalkeeper was confident that the Martínez Valero will be a madhouse for the match against Atlético. Francisco Rodríguez, historic Elche coach, also valued the duel.

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