Riquelme reviews his experience with the Spanish team

He Atlético de Madrid has not yet closed the break due to international commitments to leave those Simeon no ten of his players. For some of them it is already closed, as in the case of people Luis de la Fuente called to play Spain in matches played by ‘Roja’ Cyprus and Georgia.

There are two players of Athletic called the national coach. In this case they are Alvaro Morata and Rodrigo Riquelme. For the second of them this is a very special call as it is the first time he has been called up by his country’s senior team. Not only that, but he also made his debut and had minutes in two national team games.

The midfielder fulfilled his dream of making his debut with ‘Roja’, in the clash a few days ago against Cyprus. He entered in the 40th minute due to an injury Mikel Oyarzabal. An unfortunate situation but one that helped Riquelme experience his first international match. A good first few minutes that are convincing From the origin. The Rioja coach already knows him from U-21, where he is one of his most used players. Therefore, he strictly followed his developments in the first team of Athletic. And once he started playing regularly and was center stage, she called him.

ALSO MINUTES BEFORE GEORGIA

He also had minutes in the second of Spain’s matches, which closed the qualifying group stage for the 2024 Euro Cup to be played in Germany. He jumped onto the pitch Valladolidat the end of the second half of the match against Georgia.

All in all, in these two games with absolute Spain He played 54 minutes. A good start, especially since there aren’t many call-up windows before the Euro Cup. And if he continues to play regularly at Athleticyou may have options.

The player of Atlético de Madrid He left a short message after going through ‘red‘. “Two victories and an incredible experience in Selection. Now focused on The league“, commented the player on social networks.