David Raya will be the starting goalkeeper and will form the defence that won the European Cup this summer in Germany. The Arsenal goalkeeper will be covered by a top-class defence: Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte and Cucurella.. Raya, who has to play up front, has instructions to move the ball towards the positions of Laporte or Zubimendi, who will accompany him in the start of the play, to overcome the first line of pressure of Serbia. This is the only thing that is clear in the possible 11 of Spain in its first match after winning the Euro Cup since Luis de la Fuente will be forced to make some changes due to injury or suspension. The first two captains, Morata and Rodrigo, will not be able to play against Serbia, having been sanctioned by UEFA for their shouts in favour of Gibraltar’s Spanishness.
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The latest news from the training camp is the discomfort suffered by Lamine Yamal. Although De la Fuente downplays it and announces that the young Rocafonda phenomenon will be able to play in the match against Serbia, we will have to wait until the last minute to find out. For the moment, it is good news that the MRI he underwent ruled out an injury.. According to De la Fuente, “Lamine only has a knock to his calf and can play.” But we will see, because although according to sources from the national team, “Yamal can play if De la Fuente deems it appropriate,” it is unlikely that the coach will risk a possible injury to Yamal in the match against Serbia, especially after what happened with Fermín in the U-21s and the precedent of Pedri, who still has Barcelona up in arms. In any case, this will bring controversy.
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In the midfield, De la Fuente has tried out a midfield made up of Zubimendi, Pedri and Fabián. But here is the big question mark for the first game after the Euro, as Dani Olmo is crying out for a place and could play as a fit with Nico Williams, who will be up front. If this is the case, Joselu will have to wait for his chance. The Al Gharafa striker is the only pure striker in the squad, as Morata is absent and it is reasonable to think that Joselu will have more minutes than in previous occasions, but De la Fuente seems willing to start with the option of Dani Olmo and, even, with that of Oyarzabal as false nine. Apart, of course, from the aforementioned situation of Lamine Yamal, which we will see how the coach resolves.
Possible starting XI for Spain: David Raya; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella; Fabian, Zubimendi, Pedri; Olmo, Oyarzabal and Nico Williams.
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