Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 12:56
| Updated 4:23 p.m.
Yesterday Pau Cubarsí replaced the injured Pau Torres in the Spanish team’s training camp. The Aston Villa centre-back, who arrived at the Las Rozas Football City on Monday with some muscle discomfort, was subjected to the relevant medical tests and after not participating in La Roja’s morning training session, he was finally released by the medical services of the federation to avoid any risk.
In this way, the Barça defender repeats as an international, as in the national team break in October, for the Nations League duels against Denmark, in Copenhagen, and Switzerland, in Tenerife. He will share the call with Dani Vivian and Aymeric Laporte, starters in the last FIFA window, and the potential debutant Aitor Paredes, who completes a defensive axis with a lot of Athletic flavor.
Cubarsí, whom De la Fuente initially reserved due to facial injuries caused by a clash with Uros Spajic during the Champions League duel between Red Star and Barça, remains in the senior team’s dynamic due to the needs of the script. The Girona centre-back, who for the coach is still ahead of his teammate Iñigo Martínez, has so far had four duels with La Roja, although only one as a starter, the friendly against Andorra prior to the Euro Cup.
«Pau Cubarsí will join the Spanish National Team‘s concentration this afternoon to play the last two qualifying matches of the UEFA Nations League. The defender will join the rest of the team at the Las Rozas Football City and will train with the team tomorrow before traveling with the expedition to Denmark,” detailed the official statement released through the official channels of the Spanish team, prior to the arrival of the player to the City of Football.
Pau Torres «is out of training camp and will not travel with the team for the matches against Denmark and Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League. The Aston Villa player arrived with muscle discomfort from his match against Liverpool and after the tests carried out by the RFEF Medical Services it is estimated that he will not arrive in time for the last two international matches of the year and this “This way you avoid taking any type of risk,” the FEF previously reported.
The Villarreal defender has not had minutes with La Roja this season, despite being a fixture for De la Fuente in the call-ups. With the Riojan he returned to the Spanish team in September, after a prolonged absence that took him away from the team that won the European Championship in Germany. On the other hand, he was in the World Cup in Qatar and the multi-venue Euro Cup held in 2021, after the pandemic, and has accumulated 24 games and one goal as a full international. With Aston Villa he has started all eleven Premier League games and three of the four Champions League games, which reflects his undisputed status for Unai Emery.
