Atletico Madrid have beaten Sampdoria 2-0 to win the Trofeo Carranza ahead of the Supercopa de Espana.
Diego Simeone named an experimental line-up for the match against the Italians, but it didn’t take them long to go into the lead as Saul pounced on a Hector shot that had hit the bar.
Uruguayn defender Jose Gimenez completed the win with a bullet header in the second half.
The champions now play Real Madrid on Tuesday before their first League game of the campaign against Rayo Vallecano.
