Atletico gets Morata injury boost as Getafe line-up gets revealed
Having a quiet summer preparing for the upcoming La Liga campaign, Atletico finds a huge boost ahead of their Monday La Liga opener against Getafe as Morata is cleared to play for the Rojiblancos.
came back to
Atletico Madridafter a successful two-year loan in Turin and scored a hat-trick in a friendly against his former side
Juventuslast weekend. However, an injury he picked up during the game grew some speculations that he might miss the match after he missed a training session on Thursday.
reports that Morata and
Axel Witselhave returned to training and are eligible for selection ahead of Atletico's La Liga opener against Getafe, the latter suffered strep throat while missing their game against Juventus.
Centre-back Felipe has also rejoined the group training after missing most of the preseason. However,
Jose Maria Gimenezcontinues to train alone due to a knock picked up before the Juventus match. It appears Simeone will begin with just the two strikers amid reports that he will start the season with
Antoine Griezmannforming a trident with Morata and Joao Felix, it seems the Argentine coach has only picked two of them.
The outlet reports
Diego Simeone's line-up for the
Getafeis: Oblak, Molina, Savic, Witsel, Reinildo, Saúl; Llorente, Koke, Lemar; Joao Félix, and Morata.
Morata joined Atletico in 2018 from
Chelseaon a loan deal that later become permanent. This past year, the 29-year-old played in all 48 of Juventus' competitive matches and supplied nine assists in addition to his 12 goals scored.
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