MADRID, 8 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish soccer team will begin its concentration this Friday at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas (Madrid) to prepare for the assault on the ‘Final Four’ of the League of Nations 2022-2023, where they will face Italy next Thursday 15 in the second semifinal.
Those summoned by the coach Luis de la Fuente, except for midfielder Rodri Hernández, who will play the Champions League final with Manchester City this Saturday, are summoned at 1:00 p.m. at the residence of the federation headquarters and, later, at 7:00 p.m., they will hold their first session, open to the public.
Subsequently, the national team will have another four training sessions in the morning on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the day they will leave for the Netherlands. There he will train on Wednesday at the match scene, the Twente Stadion in the town of Enschede, for his duel against the ‘Azzurra’ the following day.
In case of victory, the Spanish team will play on Sunday 18 (8:45 pm) in Rotterdam for the title against the winner of the match between the Netherlands and Croatia; and if he loses, Spain will fight for third and fourth place also in Enschede the same day at 3:00 p.m.
From the squad list, the presence of the Spanish-French Robin Le Normand, Real Sociedad central defender, who makes his debut with La Roja, stands out, while players like Jesús Navas (Sevilla), Juan Bernat also return after a long time (PSG), Rodrigo Moreno (Leeds) and Sergio Canales (Betis).
–LIST OF CALLED.
GOALKEEPERS: Unai Simón (Athletic Club), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) and David Raya (Brentford).
DEFENDERS: Jesús Navas (Sevilla), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona), Juan Bernat (PSG), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Dani Carvajal and Nacho Fernández (Real Madrid).
MIDFIELDS: Rodri Hernández (Manchester City), Martín Zubimendi and Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Gavi (FC Barcelona), Fabián Ruiz (PSG) and Sergio Canales (Betis).
FORWARDS: Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid), Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Rodrigo Moreno (Leeds), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Ansu Fati (FC Barcelona), Joselu (RCD Espanyol) and Yeremi Pino (Villarreal).