MADRID, 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s basketball coach, Miguel Méndez, has left veteran Laia Palau out in his first call-up as head of the national team, prepared with a view to the first qualifying window for the Eurobasket 2023 that will open from November 7 to 15 .
Méndez, who takes office to replace the dismissed Lucas Mondelo, has not included Palau, the player who has worn the Spanish team shirt the most times (314), so Silvia Domínguez will be the new captain. of the team in the next matches against Hungary and Romania.
The call is also made up of Maite Cazorla, Leticia Romero, Leonor Rodríguez, Queralt Casas, María Conde, Laura Quevedo, Alba Torrens, Paula Ginzo, Irati Etxarri, Laura Gil and Raquel Carrera. In addition, these 12 chosen to play the matches are joined by Georgina Bahí and Ángela Salvadores, who will attend as guests and will work during the days of the concentration.
Spain will begin its path to the next Eurobasket on Thursday, November 11, when it will visit the Hungarian national team in Szekszard, and will continue it on Sunday, the 14th, when it will host Romania in Almería. Both games will be played at 6:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on television by Teledeporte.
The Spanish team is included in Group C along with Romania, Hungary and Iceland. Another 37 teams, divided into 10 groups, will fight to qualify for the European Championship to be held in 2023 in Slovenia and Israel. Of them, 14 teams will qualify: the 10 winners of each group and the best 4 seconds. In addition to this window, another will be held from November 24 to 27, 2022 and the last one from February 24 to 27, 2023.
–LIST OF CALLED.
RULES: Silvia Domínguez, Maite Cazorla and Leticia Romero.
ESCORT: Leonor Rodríguez and Queralt Casas.
ALEROS: María Conde, Laura Quevedo and Alba Torrens.
ALA-PÍVOTS: Paula Ginzo and Irati Etxarri.
PIVOTS: Laura Gil and Raquel Carrera.