A break for Cuti Romero

Cuti Romero trained individually on Wednesday and is targeting a return to group training next week ahead of Atlético's November 22 restart against Getafe.

Cristian Romero suffered a muscle strain in Atlético Madrid's match against Espanyol and has missed the last five games, including defeats to Bayern Munich and Barcelona. He was included in the squad for the Valencia–Levante fixture but did not play, and was unavailable for the crucial clashes against Bayern and Barcelona. Romero was not called up by Argentina for friendlies against Uruguay and Costa Rica.

On Wednesday, as Atlético returned to training during the international break, Romero worked individually on the pitch at a good pace. The plan is for him to rejoin the group next week and be available for Diego Simeone when Atlético resume their campaign on Sunday, November 22 at 21:00 against Getafe at the Coliseum. A demanding schedule follows, with eight matches until December 20.

Atlético have won only two of five games without their key defender, and have looked more fragile defensively and slower in possession—errors that contributed to goals conceded to Stuttgart and Bayern Munich.