–After enjoying a ten-day recess, 13 players from Atlantic came back to work on Monday afternoon. They have undergone physical examinations and tests in the City of the Rooster.-
The group formed by goalkeeper Everson, right-back Guga, defenders Rver and Junior Alonso, left-back Guilherme Arana, midfielders Alan Franco, Allan and Jair, midfielders Nathan and Hyoran, in addition to strikers Eduardo Sasha, Keno and Savarino.
The striker Eduardo Vargas he also gained a rest period, but less than that of the others. The Chilean resumed activities last Friday.-
They received a rest period for having played the most in the 2020 season. Now, they are starting to prepare for the 2021 calendar competitions.
During the period in which the squad was incomplete, Atltico gave opportunities to players from the professional squad who played less last season. Young chances from under-20 and transition teams also won.
And the board’s plan worked. While the starters rested, the alternative team won the first three matches of the Mineiro Championship, against URT (3 to 0), Tombense (2 to 1) and Uberlndia (4 to 0).
According to the board’s planning, the players of the main squad who have not yet had time off should also have a recess period in the coming days. The expectation is to have the group complete for the debut in the Copa Libertadores, in the second half of April.
Preparao
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The players related to this Sunday’s game against Uberlndia, in Mineiro, gained time off on Monday. They will start preparing for the duel against Patrocinense.
The teams face each other on Saturdays, from 19h, in Patrocnio, for the fourth round of the qualifying phase of the State. It is not yet known whether coach Cuca is already on the bench.
The coach, who signed a valid contract until 2022, would arrive in Belo Horizonte this Tuesday. However, the plans changed due to the worsening health condition of his mother, Nilde Stival, who was hospitalized in Curitiba after contracting COVID-19.
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