The Under-21 National Team can certify this Tuesday its qualification for the European Championship of the category that will be held in Georgia and Romania in 2023. If Luis de la Fuente’s boys beat Slovakia in Zilina, La Rojita will mathematically be in the final phase. The tie would also seal the ticket to the continental tournamentsince it would leave the Slovaks, the great rivals of Spain after the expulsion of Russia, to six points with two days left to play.
The classification for this European is essential for Spanish interests, since it will decide who will occupy the four European places that will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The loss of Vencedor, sanctioned, opens the doors of the eleven to Nico González, who could not participate in the 8-0 that La Rojita endorsed Lithuania last Friday due to having flu symptoms.
It is more difficult to qualify for the European Championship in its category for the U-19 team, which must win by more than one goal against Denmark, already eliminated, in the last day of the elite round that is taking place these days in Bosnia. La Rojita’s draw against Austria (2-2) in the first game and their victory against the Danes (2-0) forces Santi Denia’s men to equal at least that result, since in the event of a global tie, UEFA regulations determine that the tiebreaker is decided by the number of cards and the Austrians would lose due to the expulsion of one of their players against Spain.