[Sport] Athletic rules out resorting to the subsidiary despite not reaching 22 players for the call

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Athletic will face the cross against Valencia with a call-up of 20 players, two less than those allowed by the regulations. Marcelino and his collaborators had considered the option of recruiting a Bilbao Athletic footballer - Nico Williams was included in the first list that was made public - but it was finally rejected. "We have summoned those who we consider suitable to win the match. We are considering the option of Some footballers come up, but Bilbao Athletic had an important game this Saturday afternoon and those who played 90 minutes today on a very demanding field and without any training with us, we prefer not to include anyone on this list ", explained the coach.

The coach has the casualties of Muniain, injured in a training session in the middle of the week; Villalibre, who fell at the crossroads against Betis; Iñigo Vicente, affected by COVID-19; Peru, long-term injured, and Raúl García, who will serve a penalty game. In addition, he will have to manage the muscular fatigue of the players who played the game and overtime on Thursday with Betis. "The more games you play, the more injury options there are, but we cannot play with fear. We analyze what we have and what we do not do is run Risks. Iker's injury was bad luck because it was a high heel in training and we believe that it will not be a very important injury. The rest of the teams also have injuries when you accumulate three games a week and played on different surfaces, "he stressed.

The Asturian has summoned Unai Simón, Ezkieta, Morcillo, Nuñez, Iñigo Martínez, Yeray, Vesga, Ibai, Unai López, Williams, Berenguer, Dani García, Lekue, Sancet, Yuri, De Marcos, Zarraga, Capa, Balenziaga and Vencedor. The team will have changes compared to the one that played on Thursday in the Cup against Betis. "It is not the same to play every three days than every four. That game may have more difficulty than when we play every four days. 52 hours between one and the other is a very short time. We will take the appropriate measures to be in good physical tone and avoid injuries. Do we prefer to play three games a week in January or not? I think this is the best possible situation and we are excited about the Cup semifinal, but we must face both competitions with a spirit of success, "said Marcelino.