Spain – Serbia, live

Spain receives Serbia in Nuevo Arcángel in Cordoba on Tuesday, the meeting that will close the October holidays UEFA Nations League corresponding to the fourth day of the group stage. The Spanish team aims to close this second window with complete victories after the victory achieved in Murcia last Saturday against Denmark, a victory that marked the lead of the group. Follow Tuesday’s game live, open and free from 8:45 p.m. TVE 1 and streaming platform RTVE Play.

Luis de la Fuente starts the game with: David Raya, Pedro Porro, Laporte, Vivian, Cucurella, Subimendi, Mikel Merino, Fabian; Alex Baena, Oyarzabal and Morata. Serbia, for its part, plays with eleven players, consisting of: Rajkovic; Nedeljkovic, Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovich, Birmantsevich; Nemanja Maksimovic, Zjelar, Samardzic; Jovelic and Mitrovic leave.

La Roja took advantage at half-time after scoring Aymeric Laporte five minutes of play. The match was marked by heavy rain, which fell in the first minutes, but this did not dampen the spirit of the Cordoba fans and did not prevent De la Fuente’s students from dominating possession of the ball, which the Serbs hardly interfered with.

With three wins and a draw from four matches, Spain will head into the next break with the team. reaching the quarterfinals practically in the pocket, beating a direct opponent for one of the two assigned places. La Roja lead with seven points, three ahead of Serbia and mathematically qualifying for the next round absent a win over the Balkans. In the next two days the game will be played for first or second place, as expected, with Denmarkhis previous opponent, who shouldn’t face much difficulty against Swiss This is the worst result with complete defeats in the three rounds already played.

The Spanish team maintains a somewhat favorable balance against Serbia, although they have historically proven themselves to be difficult opponents, both currently and when they formed as a former team. Yugoslavia. Since they only faced Serbia in a friendly in 2012, only this win and the previous day’s draw are recorded. Previously, like Serbia and MontenegroSpain had two draws en route to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Luis Aragones selector. In this Vicente Calderon La Roja took the lead and scored Raul Gonzalezbut the then Colchonero evened the score in the Balkans Mateja Kezman.