Before going to Lithuania, pFor the disputed World Cup that starts this Sunday, Spain passed through Latvia after leaving from Barcelona. And, being in the neighboring country to the World Cup host, the National Team played a last friendly in Latvia, number 56 in the FIFA ranking, against Spain, the first. The result was scandalous (0-11), and those of Fede Vidal arrive with good feelings, aware that the rival in this case was much inferior, but with the concepts and the bases already prepared for the debut against Paraguay, next Tuesday at 17:00 (GOL TV).
For this duel, Fede Vidal gave Dídac a rest at the goal and Ortiz, the captain, so Juanjo put on the armband, although it was Jesús Herrero who started in the quintet. He did not have too much work, but what came to his goal repelled him as one of the best goalkeepers in the world that he is. At eleven seconds, Spain scored the first. Adri, the only member of the National Team who plays in Segunda (O Parrulo), he finished off a corner taken by Tolrá. Strazdins, on an own after a cross from Adri, and Raúl Gómez, after an assist from the omnipresent Galician, made it 0-3 after three minutes. The pace obviously couldn’t go on like this, and Adolfo scored the fourth after a great kick on the turn. With this marker the rest was reached.
In the resumption, Fede Vidal continued doing tests, polishing details. Raúl Campos scored the fifth at the start of the second half. It became clear, one more day, that the board will be key in the Spanish options to fight for the third star. The players rotated on the court and in just three minutes, from 30 to 32, new Spanish arreón: five goals! Raú Gómez, Sergio González, Adri and Raúl Campos, twice, were its authors. Almost on the horn Chino also joined the party with the eleventh. Clean sheet, end of tests and this Thursday, by bus, heading to Jelgava (Lithuania), which will host the National Team during the group stage. On Tuesday, the moment of truth after 47 days of tests, since Spain concentrated on July 23 in Las Rozas and, after a brief stoppage due to quarantine, they have been in a bubble since then. Go for it.
