Marca: Trump has caused big trouble for Simeone, and the late return of Argentinian players will have a big impact on Atletico Madrid

"Marca" reported that during the international match day in October, the most unexpected thing was the trouble brought by US President Trump to Atletico Madrid coach Simeone.

This weird "butterfly effect" story is like this. Argentina's friendly match against Puerto Rico was originally scheduled to be held in Chicago on Monday, but was eventually postponed to Tuesday in Miami. While there was no official reason for the rescheduling, unofficial sources pointed to escalating tensions in Illinois. The US president has deployed the National Guard to implement his hard-line immigration policy, sparking street protests. Regardless, Argentina ended up staying in Florida and were given an extra day to prepare.

However, this extra 24 hours of stay was disastrous for Atletico Madrid. Since Mastantono returned to Real Madrid early, the La Liga players in the Argentina national team on this international match day are basically from Atletico Madrid. After they returned to Spain tiredly on Wednesday, they only resumed training in the gym on Thursday and did not step on the grass until Friday. The team will face Osasuna on Saturday and will play against Arsenal in the Champions League next week.

Not only Argentina players, Llorente and Barrios also followed the national team throughout this international match day. The only one who got a rest was Serlot, who did not appear in Norway's second game.