The Spanish team lost to Italy in the fifth game of the Nations League by an unexpected 2-3, but despite the setback, the fury and criticism sparked by a new embarrassing chapter shows that there is still more to do To achieve. professionalism is required.
It happened on the field, when the second half of the game started. The one in Montse Tomé They went into the break with a narrow lead with a goal from Athenea del Castillo, but as soon as they returned to the field they conceded a quick goal that started the Italian comeback. The truth is that only ten Spanish players were on the field. How is this possible?. The media deployed in Pontevedra immediately noticed this.
Athena and Aitana Bonmatí They stayed in the locker room, but only Lucia Garciawhich by the way he did it in great agony and without his boots tied, at the last moment.
He did not jump on the field Esther Gonzalez who had to go out for Aitana. He did it as soon as the goal was received and without warming up. The situation caused confusion and anger. The truth is that the goal changed the panorama of the match and led to the return of the visitor and the Spanish defeat, which fortunately was already classified thanks to Sweden’s retreat against Switzerland (1-0).
The first to face the press to explain what happened was Athenea del Castillo, although his face said it all. He didn’t know how to explain because he didn’t even notice the mistake. The SER network colleagues will have to explain to him.
“We started with one less player but I can’t say why. These are things that will never happen again. “It was a mistake and we apologize because it won’t happen again,” he commented. “He said the changes as soon as the talk started, it must have a miscalculation, I can’t tell you. This is something we must learn because it will never happen again,” he reiterated.
A different version is offered Montse Tomé in a press conference: “At half-time we made the change of Lucia’s Athenea and then when we were about to enter the second part, Aitana informed us in a short time that she couldn’t continue. So we don’t have time for Esther to warm up and enter the game, so we start with one less player,” he explained.
The chapter adds to that experienced in the last match of the Nations League in Zurich against Switzerland, when he did not make the starting team Irene Paredes due to an error when it was included in the call through the official UEFA application. It is unclear whether the error was due to a computer problem or human error.
The fact is that the women’s team receives severe criticism for these stages which is not appropriate for a world champion.
Source: La Verdad
I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.
