Cuti Romero to miss Barça clash and Argentina duty

Cuti Romero to miss Barça clash and Argentina duty Another injury setback for Atlético de Madrid. Cuti Romero, who has already become the defensive cornerstone of Diego Pablo Simeone’s side, has been ruled out of this Sunday’s clash with FC Barcelona. The match is shaping up to be decisive: a win over Hansi Flick’s men would send the Rojiblancos to the top of the table. The Argentine centre-back is struggling with a muscle injury that kept him out of the starting lineup last Saturday against Levante and also forced him to miss Tuesday’s painful European defeat to Bayern Munich, their first loss at the Metropolitano this season. Injury problems have once again disrupted his momentum: after coming off with discomfort against Espanyol and undergoing a ten-day recovery period, he has suffered a recurrence. This break will also keep him out of top-level international action, as he will be unable to join Argentina for their fixtures against Uruguay and Costa Rica on November 13 and 17. Cuti’s absence could hardly come at a worse time. Atlético face an in-form Barcelona led by Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. Without the Córdoba-born defender, Simeone must reshuffle his back line and find a reliable partner for Dávid Hancko. The coach has two options, both surrounded by uncertainty: Marc Pubill or Robin Le Normand. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.