The Argentine footballer has now made three consecutive appearances without coming off the bench and has not been a starter since the third day of LaLiga, last August 30
Diego Simeone resorted to rotations last Saturday for the duel that faced the Atlético de Madrid With Real Oviedo and his team he achieved a new victory, the seventh consecutive in LaLiga, which confirms the good moment at Colchonero, fourth in the table. The Argentine coach brought Sorloth into the eleven, the star of the clash with his two goals, and other regular substitutes such as Marc Pubill, Nahuel Molina and Conor Gallagher. However, Once again he forgot about Thiago Almada, whom he did not even enter throughout the match.
In this way he begins to miss the situation of the talented Argentine soccer player, who already links three consecutive matches without counting minuteswatching the wins against Getafe, Inter Milan and Oviedo itself from the bench. A loss of prominence that contrasts with the honors that ‘Cholo’ awarded his compatriot at the beginning of the season, after landing from Botafogo in exchange for 21 million euros.
A new status after injury
the albiceleste international He was a starter in the first three games of the league championship, in which the rojiblancos were unable to winFalling in the debut against Espanyol, they later added draws against Elche and Alavés. After that, Almada was injured in a training camp with his team during the first break of the season. A muscle ailment that made him miss seven games. in total, counting the first two in the Champions League.
Since August 30, therefore, the one from Ciudadela has not played at the start with Atlético. He reappeared on October 18, coming off the bench to score his first goal and give him the narrow victory against Osasuna. But that did not earn him more playing time against Real Betis (barely 8 minutes), acting again as substitute both against Sevilla FC, when he scored another goal and an assist, and on November 8 against Levante.
Thiago Almada’s numbers
That appearance against the Granotas was his last appearance on the field, after having also played in between in the Champions League against Arsenal and Union Saint-Gilloise, in both cases also taking the field in the second half. In total, nine games and just 341 minutes of play, which seems like a meager participation for a footballer who was called to have a more leading role in the Metropolitano. Now it will be time to visit FC Barcelona this coming Tuesday and everything indicates that Thiago Almada will not be among those chosen to start either. Without a doubt, a situation that can negatively affect a player who He does not want to fall out of Scaloni’s plans to be in the 2026 World Cup.
