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The Madrid club of the Spanish "Primera" league will have to play without their main goalkeeper Leo Franco, who will be out for three weeks due to a thigh muscle injury.
The 29-year-old Argentine national team goalkeeper suffered an injury at the end of the first half of the 0-0 draw with Sevilla's "Betis" on Saturday, and was replaced by young Ivan Cuellar, who managed to keep his goal "dry".
"Atletico", led by Javier Aguirre, is aiming to secure a place in next year's UEFA Cup tournament and will have to play without their main goalkeeper for three weeks. The goalkeeper will miss the matches against Barcelona's "Espanyol", Madrid's "Getafe", and "Barcelona".
Meanwhile, according to the Spanish media, the capital club is linked to the 20-year-old Osasuna goalkeeper Raul Garcia. The newspaper "Marca" reported on Tuesday that the Madrid club is ready to pay a sum of 12 million euros for R. Garcia, and the player is expected to sign a five-year contract. However, the deal has not yet been finalized.
"Atletico" currently occupies 6th place in the Spanish league standings with only six games left to play, and they are five points away from the position that guarantees a spot in the UEFA Champions League.
