Sergio Canales became this Sunday, by winning the League of Nationsthe second Real Betis player to win the title with the Spanish soccer team, which he had only previously achieved Juan Gutierrez ‘Juanito’, by becoming the champion of Euro 2008, a tournament in which Joaquín Sánchez, who had been a regular for the Spanish team from his debut in 2002 until November 2007, was left out, the date on which he Luis Aragones stopped counting the portuense -then 26 years old and already in the ranks of Valencia-, who did not participate in the victories of the national team, which immediately won the Euro 2008he World Cup 2010 and the Euro 2012these last two titles from the hand of Vicente del Bosque.
channels He did not have the chance to participate in the final this Sunday, because despite the fact that Luis de la Fuente seemed to give him minutes in the second half -he came out to warm up for it- he had to change. his plans because of the injuries of Le Normand and Jesus Navas (Nacho also finished the game with a bad ankle). On Thursday, in the semifinals of the tournament, Canales had a few minutes when he replaced Gavi in the second half of the game. Spain Italy which ended with a result of 2-1.
Next to Sergio CanalesTwo other players trained at the Real Betis academy were declared champions this Sunday: Fabián Ruiz (PSG) and Gavi (FC Barcelona), both from the Seville town of Los Palacios, like the Sevilla player Jesus Navas, who happens to be the only footballer in history to have won the World Cup (2010), the Euro Cup (2012) and the Nations League (2023). And at the age of 37, he is the oldest player to play on the Spanish soccer team.
Source: La Verdad
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