Simeone confirms Griezmann’s refusal to participate in the Cup

French striker for Atlético Madrid. Antoine Griezmann will not play in the second leg of the 2023-2024 Copa del Rey semi-final this Thursday (21:30) against Athletic in San Mamés.due to a “moderate” ankle sprain, as confirmed by Rojiblanco coach Diego Pablo Simeone.

Don’t force forward movement

“Antoine is not going to play in the game, we need him to recover well. He made a huge effort to try to be accessible, but nothing, with the peace of mind knowing that the colleagues who would come for him would do so in the best possible way.“, the Argentine said at a press conference before the cup match for a ticket to the final of La Cartuja.

BeforeHe had to leave the field in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Inter Milan. Last week he suffered a sprained right ankle when he collided with defender Carlos Augusto in a dispute over the ball.

This injury has ruled out the French striker for Saturday’s 2023/2024 La Liga match between Almeriabottom at home, and Atletico Madrid, the match ended in a draw (2-2).

Thus, the red and white seven, who were “pending development”, had been working all last week to help his team in the cup semi-finals, but an ankle injury prevented him from doing so. So, Simeone will have to choose between Depay, Correa and Llorente as Morata’s companion at San Mamés.