Spain suffered injuries of Asensio and Olmo and the coach called up a Barça player

On Friday the Spanish National Team shined against Georgia and got a great 7-1 win away from home, for their third match in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. This allowed them to reach 6 points and climb up the standings in Group A, where the leaders are Scotland with 15 points.

However, the great performance of the team and the large difference in the score were not enough for coach Luis De La Fuente to be happy. This is because there was also bad news: during the first half Marco Asensio had to be replaced, and then also Dani Olmo. The forwards had physical problems that not only prevented them from continuing playing against Georgia, but will also leave them out of next Monday's match against Cyprus.

This caused a problem for the squad, as they lost two of their most important attacking players. Therefore, the manager decided to make an emergency call-up and add two forwards who were not originally in the plans for this international break: Ferrán Torres and Yeremi Pino.

Both were part of the Spanish National Team in the past. In fact, they were in the squad that played in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. At the beginning of this season they have had different situations. Torres has scored two goals in four games for Barcelona, while Pino played just one game for Villarreal.

Who will play in the next match?

Spain will face Cyprus on Monday, September 11 at the Nuevo Estadio de los Carmenes in Granada. There, coach De La Fuente will have to decide who will enter the starting lineup to replace Asensio and Olmo. In addition to Ferrán Torres and Yeremi Pino, the alternatives are the players who were already in the squad: Alvaro Morata, Nico Williams, Joselu, Abel Ruiz and Lamine Yamal.