The National Team returns after the sour taste with which it said goodbye to the World Cup in Lithuania. 42 days ago, Ricardinho’s Portugal, ultimately champions, left Spain out of the tournament when they came back 2-0. A tough stick for a group that is already focused on the European Netherlands that is just around the corner, from January 19 to February 6. To do this, Fede Vidal announced the list for a double friendly to be played on Spanish soil against Ukraine. In this call there appear five players who were not in the World Cup: Antonio Pérez, Cecilio (he was the last of those discarded for Lithuania), Catela, Esteban and Lozano, who has returned in a big way after forgetting his serious injury.
It will be a concentration, from 14 to 17, to start preparing the continental event. Spain is in group B, with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Bosnia-Herzegovina. With small touches, Fede Vidal’s idea continues to be continuous, although this time there will be a purer pivot like Esteban with Solano. Striking is the case of Lozano, Barça’s top scorer this season with 9 goals and having scored in 6 of the 8 games played by his club. He did not reach the World Cup because he was still limping from the injury, but in the Netherlands he aims to be, once again, fundamental pillar for the Selection.
La Rioja is the new destination of the Spanish expedition, who will play in Logroño and Albelda de Iregua these two matches. In fact, the first of the clashes has been set for next Monday, November 15, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Lobete Municipal Sports Center in the Riojan capital. The following day, Tuesday 16, the protagonists will go to the RFEF track that will be installed at the Albaida Municipal Sports Center, in Albelda de Iregua. In this case, the duel will start at 6:30 p.m. Both games can be followed live on the RTVE Teledeporte channel. By December it will be the double duel, also friendly, against Portugal (18 and 19) in Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga).
ANNOUNCEMENT
Goalkeepers:
Jesús Herrero Parrón, (Movistar Inter FS)
Dídac Plana Oltra (Barça)
Closures
José Antonio Fernández Raya (Movistar Inter FS)
Carlos Ortiz Jiménez (Barça)
Antonio Pérez Ortega (Jaén Paraíso Interior FS)
Wings-closure
Miguel Ángel Cano Mellado (Jimbee Cartagena)
Sergio Lozano Martínez (Barça)
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Adolfo Fernández Díaz (Barça)
Cecilio Morales Barbado (Movistar Inter FS)
Juan José Camacho PéreZ (Viña Albali Valdepeñas)
Borja Díaz Torres del Molino (Movistar Inter FS)
Power forward
Raúl Gómez del Olmo (Movistar Inter FS)
Pivots
Esteban Cejudo Guerrero (KPRF of Russia)
Francisco Javier Solano León (Jimbee Cartagena)
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