▁of ▁appearances ▁by ▁a ▁foreign ▁player , ▁four ▁games ▁behind ▁L uch o ▁González . ▁ ▁Am id ▁reports ▁linking ▁him ▁to ▁Atl ético ▁Madrid , ▁Porto ▁president ▁P into ▁da ▁Costa ▁confirmed ▁Herr era ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁his ▁contract . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May , ▁Herr era ▁scored ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁Prime ira ▁Liga ▁game ▁with ▁Porto ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Sport ing ▁CP . ▁ ▁Atl ético ▁Madrid ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Atl ético ▁Madrid ▁announced ▁via ▁their ▁website ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Herr era . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract , ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁W anda ▁Metropol it ano ▁with ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 6 ▁sh irt . ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁appear ▁for ▁Los ▁Ro j ib lan cos ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁compet itive ▁debut ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁late ▁substitute ▁for ▁Thomas ▁Parte y ▁and ▁scoring ▁the ▁equal izer ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁minute ▁to ▁salv age ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁against ▁Ju vent us ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁group ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Herr era ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁La ▁Liga ▁as ▁a ▁st arter ▁against ▁C elta ▁de ▁V igo , ▁playing ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw . ▁