They were all promised very happy with the change decided by UEFA with the approval of the Spanish Football Federation. The body led by Ceferin He took away the four Eurocup matches from San Mamés, the three from the Eurocup group stage and one from the round of 16, to give them to La Cartuja in the absence of a month and a half before the maximum continental tournament for teams began. They understood that there the state team would be very wrapped up both from the stands and from the city itself.
Spain played its first game yesterday at the Sevillian stadium, which has hosted the Super Cup finals and the two Cups played in April, the one on the 3rd corresponding to the 2019-20 season and the one on the 17th for the 2020-21 season. The team led by Lewis
Enrique It drew zero goals against Sweden in its debut in the competition, an unexpected result, but the Asturian coach himself, the players and even the Federation's sports director were not at all satisfied with an important aspect for the practice of football: the state of the game. grass.
“It is difficult to play on a field like this. Players have complained in the locker room. We need the grass to be better. The field has not helped, the players had complications for control. It is not an apology, it is a reality ”, explained the Asturian in the Telecinco microphones.
The complaint was reiterated Joseph
Francisco
Molina A bit later. “The field was slower than normal. It was irregular. A lawn in perfect condition is good for us. This one was not, “said the federation coach.
The truth is that this would not have happened to them in San Mamés. Athletic's field of play is usually a carpet, very given to teams such as the national team that make possession and transitions one of their main weapons to disarm their rivals on duty.