The center of the field represents for a soccer team which represents the 'Core' for the human body: the main core of force, movement and balance. Montse took the three undisputed midfielders in an eleven with many changes, with the conviction that with Aitana, Patri and Alexia together, The names of the rest of the alignment are secondary. They are two golden balls in duplicate, and a third that deserves it because of the support it provides them.
Martina Piemonte and Patri Guijarro play a ball in the third game of the group at the Wankdorf stadium in Bern. / Ana Escobar / EFE
Dose without weakening
With the three midfielders played the other chiefs of the group. The experts. The best. The spine. As you want to call. Remained in the eleven Mariona and Paredes, the captain, More Adriana Nanclar the titular goal by Cata Coll disease. The other refresh the initial eleven, in that delicate balance of any technician in dosing individual efforts without weakening the team. The overview of Ona Batlle was justified, threatened with suspension if I saw a card. Jana Fernández relieved her.
Spain already had all the work done with the classification. It was only Do not commit any awkwardness; That is, lose to a lower Italy, and fall to second place.
Italy players, including substitutes, run to congratulate Elisabetta Oliviero, author of the Italy-Spain. / Ana Escobar / EFE
Ten clear minutes
The transalpins were played more, since their classification was threatened if they lost. They played eight of the usual headlines, and the greatest need resulted in greater ambition. A shot to the crossbar, an occasion and a goal by Elisabetta Oliviero in ten minutes They certified it. And four minutes later it was also corroborated that the football capacity of each team was unequal. Spain is the current world champion and retains the same base. Even improved. More prepared, more careful, more attended, more professional. If the attitude was balanced, the ball would rolle down to the blue field.
And rolled. Constantly. He rolled standing among Las Rojas, with the naturalness of the skill acquired in a style of play that prevails and good use of the ball.
A heel, a spark
Italy did not have time to get excited. They had barely turned off their players the flame of euphoria. They had no time to think how they would manage the score. They sneaked into the athenea defense of the castle, who advanced until a friend saw.
More than a friend. He gave him a ball to return a candy. So generous and selfless is Alexia Putellas, who has plenty of goals and MVP. A simple and complex heel clarified the space and time for Athenea to focus on Giuliani's frame and placed the ball where the Italian goalkeeper would never reach it. The tie convenient the two teams to qualify and the defeat did not punish the Italians because Portugal not only did not throw Belgium, but lost.
Patri Guijarro launches an imaginary arrow to celebrate his goal, the momentary 2-1 against Italy. / Associated Press/LaPresse / LAP
Patri comes again
Alexia could want when victory was already on track. Compete for being the top scorer of the tournament, tied with Esther González and who served another candy to unpack. A prize as close as the Golden Ball that you want to collect again in September. The Eurocup can be the definitive springboard to jump to the stage of Théâtre du Châtelet of Paris.
From the stalls, if it goes, it will applaud it Patri Guijarro, the closest version of Sergio Busquets in the equation between the enormous importance of his work and the low recognition he obtains. If Patri did not go up when he marked The double with Barça in the Champions League final in front of the Wolfsburg in 2023, He will not go for the Zapatazo who released to tie the victory in one of his discreet and silent arrivals.
Mariona Caldentey laments her intervention in Italy's goal. / Ana Escobar / EFE
Another missed corner
The two assists set their eyes in Alexia, but for a feeling of guilt, surely, UEFA's group of technicians gave the MVP to Patri for the goal, That was not the best of his life. “I took the ball off, but with intention,” he acknowledged at the end of the match.
Italy's goal rummaged in the actions of a badly defended ball – he said before Belgium – and that have not yet an invoice for the buoyant offensive production headed by the Catalan. Spain, with the full points and more goals than ever, ride for Switzerland.
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