As: Jimenes will have another month of rest in his old injury and is expected to return to the end of September

As reported on August 26 that Gimenes was injured again and his return plan was set. The Uruguayan centre-back has relapsed with an old injury and will be on standby for another month, meaning he may not be able to return until the end of September.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to this player who has experienced many injuries. Last season, Gimenes appeared to have escaped long-term injuries and played for 3,060 minutes, one of his best seasons since wearing Atletico jersey a decade ago (3,271 minutes in the 2015-16 season). However, now he is injured again.

During Friday's training, Jimenes began to feel pain in his calf, which forced him to return to his recovery phase. His last appearance for Atletico Madrid was against Seattle, when Simeone replaced him with a muscle injury during the break. The club has never released a formal medical report, only mentioning "discomfort" as a reason for substitution in the game report. Since then, Gimenes has never trained with the team again.

Last Friday, when reporters asked about Jimenes's condition, Simeone said: "When the doctor thinks he is ready to work with us, it will be very good news, he is very important to us, he is one of our captains, we need him." However, the injury that was originally thought to be just a slight discomfort still did not heal after two months.