The RFEF has reported that Sergio Busquets has tested positive for coronavirus in the last PCR test carried out this Sunday morning at the concentration of the Spanish team in Las Rozas. This directly affects the friendly preparation for Euro 2021 against Lithuania, scheduled for this Tuesday, June 8 at 8:45 p.m. in Butarque, since the absolute will not be able to play it and the sub-21 will have to do so.
The RFEF has acted quickly and has decided to summon 19 of the 23 players who made up the squad for Spain in the European Championship held in Slovenia and Hungary plus Alejandro Pozo. The Spanish Under-21 team ended their participation in the European Championship last Thursday and, after landing in Spain on Friday, the players began their respective vacations.
🚨 OFFICIAL | List of summoned for the match against Lithuania
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Thus, the organism has communicated that the meeting continues but it will be the members of the sub-21 who will take to the field to play the game. “Regarding the second friendly match against Lithuania, it will be held under the direction of Luis De la Fuente and with members of the Under 21 National Team ,” says the RFEF statement, which has taken all the measures indicated in the UEFA protocol.
This protocol establishes that the controls must be repeated to rule out that there are more positives . In this way, the entire Spanish team will be isolated to close the bubble of the national team until it is confirmed whether or not there are more infections. Security measures have been increased and, therefore, the events scheduled for this Monday at the Las Rozas Media Center have been canceled.
The U21 will be the one that plays against Lithuania . Luis de la Fuente’s boys come from falling in-extremis against Portugal in the semifinals of the European of the category. Bad fortune took hold of the Spanish team and an own goal, rebounding, eliminated them. This Tuesday they will meet again on the field of play to meet the friendly preparation for the Eurocup scheduled by the RFEF.
List of 20 summoned
Goalkeepers: Josep Martínez (Leipzig), Álvaro Fernández (Huesca) and Iñaki Peña (Barcelona)
Defenders: Óscar Gil (Espanyol), Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona), Juan Miranda (Betis), Jorge Cuenca (Almería) and Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
Midfielders: Alejandro Pozo (Eibar), Marc Cucurella (Getafe), Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Antonio Blanco (Real Madrid), Gonzalo Villar (AS Roma), Fran Beltrán (Celta de Vigo), Manu García (Sporting) and Javi Puado (Espanyol).
Forwards: Brahim Díaz (AC Milan), Abel Ruiz (Sporting de Braga), Bryan Gil (Eibar) and Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
