Atletico coach down with swine flu

Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has gone down with the H1N1 swine flu virus, the Spanish club announced on Tuesday.

“Tests have confirmed that the coach is suffering from the flu,” Atletico reported in a statement on the club’s website.

“The manager is following the appropriate treatment and a good recovery is predicted,” the club added.

First team training has been handed to assistant coach Fran Escriba in the absence of 44-year-old Flores – who was only appointed to the post on October 23 after Abel Resino was sacked.

Atletico, struggling in third from bottom of the table, play Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league on Sunday.