Spain reaches the Nations League in a draw due to losses. This circumstance has allowed Luis Enrique to offer a list with news. New ones arrive to the team Gavi and Yeremi and Marcos Alonso and Pedri return, who had not played with Spain since the European Championship. There is still no Real Madrid player present, a fact that has never occurred in the 100-year history of the Federation.
The injuries have been primed with the internationals. The two forwards of reference of Luis Enrique, Morata and Gerard Moreno will not be. The coach thinks of Ferran Torres as a false 9, and of Oyarzabal for the position on the wing that the Manchester City striker usually occupies. Dani Olmo, Thiago, Abel Ruiz, Jordi Alba, Carlos Soler, Gayà and Carvajal are also injured. This rosary of casualties has allowed the entry of new players, and we will also see a possible change of positions in the game against Italy. To alleviate the absences, Luis Enrique has drawn versatile players.
The National Team will play against Italy on Wednesday at the San Siro stadium. If he wins, he will play the final of the tournament on the 10th against the winner of the other semifinal, which will be played by the teams of France and Belgium. The match for third place will be that same day, Sunday next week, at the Juventus stadium in Turin.
Before the concentration of the National Team, which will begin on Monday in Las Rozas, there will still be a day to be played in the different championships in which the internationals play, spread throughout Europe. So Luis Enrique will still have to cross his fingers so that all those called up are available on Monday. The list of 23 called up is untouchable, since UEFA will only allow changes in case of injuries during the weekend.
The UEFA Final Four brings together the four best teams in Europe in the group stage, where Spain was champion of theirs ahead of Germany, Switzerland and Ukraine. Spain and Italy are the only ones to repeat the semifinals in the Eurocup.
The list of Spain:
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón, De Gea, Robert Sánchez.
Defenses: Porro, Azpilicueta, Laporte, Eric García, Íñigo Martínez, Pau Torres, Reguilón, Marcos Alonso.
Midfielders: Rodri, Busquets, Gavi, Koke, Merino, Pedri, Marcos Llorente, Yeremi.
Forwards: Ferran Torres, Oyarzabal, Fornals and Sarabia.