After England lost in the final of the European category held in July on Romania and Georgia, Spain U21 This Friday they begin their journey towards the next edition of the continental event, which will take place in Slovakia in 2025. With an inevitable renewal of the team, with up to 13 football players who have not played yet. Spain In the U-21 category, La Rojita visit Malta (8:45 pm) in what will be a match that corresponds to the first day of group B of the qualifying phase. It is completed by Kazakhstan, Scotland, Hungary and Belgiumwhich on paper is the rival to beat for Spain in the fight for the leadership of the group, which gives access to the aforementioned final stage in Slovakia.
Santi Denia He continues to be the technician in charge of red after accessing the position in December 2022, replace the promoted full Luis de la Fuente. He will be in charge of managing a great generation of footballers who are starting with the firm goal of achieving qualification for the European Championship in Slovakia 2025 and who, for the most part, will also represent Spain in Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
As for those who can debut these days in Spain U-21, either on Friday against malt or the next Monday before Scotland at La Victoria stadium in Jaén, there are a total of 14: Pablo Campos, Álvaro Aceves, Alejandro Iturbe, Álvaro Carrillo, Rafa Marín, Álvaro Fernández, Diego López, Hugo Bueno, Stefan Bajcetic, Beñat Prados, Javi Guerra, Fran Pérez, Samu Omorodion and Ilias Akhomach. And to them we must add others of the like Gabri Veiga, Arnau Martínez, Beñat Turrientes, Nico González and Alejandro Francés, Hugo Novoa, Pablo Barrios, Robert Navarro, Iván Azón and the culé loaned to Girona Pablo Torre to build what promises to be a truly great team. They should have no problems defeating a Malta that, although it is growing in football level, is still far from being competitive.
Possible lineups:
Malta: Reeves Cini; Zean Leonardi, Owen Spiteri, Jake Vassallo, Mattias Ellul; Alejadro Garzia, Jake Micallef, Benjamin Hili; Brooklyn Borg, Andrea Zammit, Basil Tuma.
Spain: Pablo Campos; Arnau Martínez, Alejandro Francés, Stefan Bajcetic, Álvaro Fernández; Pablo Barrios, Javi Guerra, Pablo Torre; Robert Navarro, Samuel Omorodion, Diego López.
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland).
stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
Time: 8:45 p.m
Source: La Verdad
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