Coach, José González arranged the training session with the ball taking centre stage. The first team faced a combination of players from the Malaguista reserve team and Juvenil ‘A’ side, with continual rotations, with the first two games an hour long, and the third one of 40-minute duration.

José Recio retired shortly after starting the first game, having sustained a sprain to the external lateral ligament in his right knee, pending an MRI tomorrow morning, to rule out anything more serious. In addition, Fede Ricca will also have an MRI, on the injury to the soleus in his right leg.

As well as the aforementioned Uruguayan left-back, Juanpi, Lacen, Rolan and Juankar remained in the gym and inside the stadium, undergoing specific recovery work. The non-physically fit Peñaranda is expected to return from Barcelona tomorrow, whilst En-Nesyri remains with Morocco’s U-23s.

Tomorrow, Friday at 09:30, Málaga Club de Fútbol will resume training at the Ciudad de Málaga athletics stadium.