MADRID, 12 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish Under-21 team faces Mexico this Tuesday at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid (9:00 p.m.) their only test before the European Championship of the category, which will be held from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania .
Santi Denia’s men, undefeated since the arrival of the new coach, will debut in the continental event next Wednesday June 21 against Romania at the Steaua Stadium in Bucharest, but before that they will have a high-level test, although friendly, against the Aztec team Sub -2. 3.
Just nine days before the start of the tournament, those called up from ‘la Rojita’ will undergo the final ‘casting’ to be on the final list. The coach from Albacete will still have to make four discards, a “drink” that will happen after this Tuesday’s game, in which he plans to play all those called up.
Among them are the so-called Gabri Veiga, RC Celta’s hero at the end of the season, the Valencian players Nico González and Hugo Guillamón and regulars like Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club), Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga), Alex Baena (Villarreal) or Aimar Oroz (Osasuna).
The striker Juanmi Latasa (Getafe) and the midfielder Adrián Bernabé (Parma) are the two great novelties on a list that also includes Antonio Blanco (Deportivo Alavés) and Arnau Tenas (Barça Atlètic), involved in the controversy for not being able to play the ‘playoffs’ for promotion of their respective teams.
Opposite will be the Mexican Olympic team, which attends the event after losing to Australia (0-2) in the Maurice Revello Tournament, held in the French city of Toulon. Raúl Chabrand’s men will bring their 2001 generation of footballers to Las Rozas, who have been offering a highly competitive level.