Diego Urdiales replaces Morante on the first afternoon in Málaga; the second remains a mystery.

Morante de la Puebla will undergo a test this Monday to determine the date of his return to the bullring, according to Cuadernos de Tauromaquia. This August 18th, he was bullfighting in Málaga with Fortes and Aguado in the Torrealta bullfight. His place will be taken by Diego Urdiales , according to the Lances de Futuro company. They have also announced the replacement for Cayetano: Escribano has been chosen to open the Roca Rey lineup, which will be televised on Canal Sur, and his role has already been completed.

The combinations are as follows:

August 18. Bulls from Torrealta for Diego Urdiales, Saúl Jiménez Fortes, and Pablo Aguado.

August 19. Bulls from Victoriano del Río and Cortés for Manuel Escribano, Roca Rey, and David de Miranda.

August 20. Bulls from El Puerto de San Lorenzo - La Ventana del Puerto for Morante de la Puebla, Alejandro Talavante, and Juan Ortega.

August 21. Bulls from El Freixo for the duel between Saúl Jiménez Fortes and Emilio de Justo.

Morante still has the drain from the goring in Pontevedra, which couldn't be removed as planned. He lost yesterday in Gijón, and today in Ciudad Real, and the possibility of him making it to his second afternoon in Málaga (August 20) remains unknown . If he doesn't reappear at the Malagueta alongside Talavante and Juan Ortega—a lineup for which the "sold-out" sign has already been posted—the Bilbao stage on Friday, August 22 looks certainly complex. The next places in the pools would be Toro, Almagro, and Cuenca on August 24, 25, and 26, respectively.