Zubimendi is now suffering from a serious shortage… Serbia is using its strength to stop the internments of Luis de la Fuente’s team
First scare for the Serbians, although La Roja is dominating for now
After a chance for La Roja in which Olmo miraculously failed to finish, Serbia came out like a rocket on the counterattack and gave the first scare, which was poorly finished off with a high shot from Lukic.
Lamine Yamal once again takes the free kick and gets a great assist with the free kick that Carvajal miraculously misses
Erakovic fouls Dani Olmo and the Serbian is booked
Good pressure from the Spanish team to make it difficult for the Serbians to get the ball out
First foul on Lamine Yamal. The Barcelona player took the shot with venom but was unable to find a finisher in the six-yard box
A very recognizable starting eleven that De la Fuente has lined up. The Euro Cup champions are already frightening
SERBIA-SPAIN STARTS!!!!
Spain plays in its second kit, yellow, as Serbia wears all red
A minute of silence will be observed in memory of the Erbian referee Zoran Petrovic, who passed away this August.
La Roja begins the journey to defend the Nations League title it won in 2023
The anthems of both teams are playing in Belgrade!!!!
Players from both teams are already in the ‘green’
Continuing with notable absences, Ayoze will play as ‘9’ instead of Morata, while Rodri’s absence will be covered by Zubimendi in the Roja’s engine room.
The Serbia-Spain match that will start in 15 minutes at the Rajko Mitic stadium will be whistled by the Dutchman of Turkish origin Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Spain have lost only two of their last 12 UEFA Nations League league matches: six wins and four draws. They are unbeaten in their last four away games in the league phase of this competition.
All eyes will be on Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal today. He was carrying a knock from the match against Valladolid but after the check-up he received yesterday, it was confirmed that he was fit to play. And he will start against the Serbians.
Another important absentee for today’s match against Serbia is goalkeeper Unai Simon, who underwent surgery after the Euro Cup. Raya will be the starter between the sticks.
Jesús Navas, who ended his international career after winning the Euro, will not be there. Nor will the suspended Morata and Rodri, who were punished by UEFA for chanting “Gibraltar is Spanish” during the title celebrations.
For today’s match, the first that La Roja has played since winning the European Championship, coach Luis de la Fuente will not be able to count on three of his captains.
Substitutes in both teams:
Serbia: Jovanovic, Ilic, Stefan Mitrovic, terzic, Babic, Simic, Grujic, Belic, Aleksic y Ratkov.
Spain: Remiro, Robert Sanchez, Pau Torres, Grimaldo, Mingueza, Aleix Garcia, Pepelu, Pedri, Yeremy Pino, Ferran Torres, Oyarzabal and Joselu.
Serbian coach Dragan Stojkovic will line up against La Roja Rajkovic; Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Nedeljkovic, Ilic, Lukic, Birmancevic; Samardzic, Zivkovic y Jovic.
Serbia’s starting eleven is also confirmed!!
De la Fuente bets on today’s match Rayaunder the sticks; Carvajal, Normandy, Laporte, Cucurellain defense; double pivot with Zubimendi and Fabian con Dani Olmo up front as a playmaker. On the wings, Nico Williams on the left and Lamine Yamal on the right despite the fact that the young Barça player was suffering from a knock. And at the head of the attack, He cleaned up Perez.
The Spanish coach left out Pedri already Oyarzabalwho will start on the bench despite the absence of Morata and being the hero of the final of the Eurocup in Berlin.
AND THERE ARE IMPORTANT SURPRISES!
WE NOW HAVE ELEVEN CONFIRMED FROM LUIS DE LA FUENTE’S SELECTION!
After winning the Euro Cup, La Roja returns to the scene and does so against Serbia, a duel in which they will begin to defend the UEFA Nations League title, achieved in June 2023 in Rotterdam after winning the final against Croatia.
Good evening from Mundo Deportivo! Below we will offer you the minute-by-minute coverage of the Serbia-Spain match, which will kick off in less than an hour in Belgrade.
