ESpain clearly dominates from the beginning in Arcángel. De La Fuente’s team has monopolized possession, subduing a Serbia that cannot get out of its own field. Laporte’s early goal, from a pass from Pedro Porro, has confirmed the dominance and has provided that dose of tranquility so that the European champion can develop her touch football with greater spaces.
DAVID RAYA
Little work for the Catalan goalkeeper who once again showed his ability with his feet with a transfer that fell short and which he resolved with quality with oriented control with which he saved the pressure and allowed him to open the game.
PEDRO PORRO
Great assist on Laporte’s goal, showing that he loves to show off his good footing. An attack and his subsequent shot led to the penalty that Morata missed.
VIVIAN
The dominance of Spain barely generated any work for him, but he was always attentive to the cut without losing his position. He has stolen a couple of balls that were dangerous. He made a mistake with Mitrovic in a loss that he resolved with a mandatory tactical foul.
LAPORTE
He jumped higher than anyone else to score his second goal in his international history. Good communication with Morata to break the Serbian wall with a header to finish low looking for the long post with the wet field.
CUCURELLA
The Euro sensation returned to the eleven in the Nations League. With the entire left lane at his disposal, which allowed him to overflow and attempt different crosses that endangered the Serbian area.
BRIDGE
Always in his place, he ate up the Serbian midfield and was very attentive in the rival’s few attacking outings. He was encouraged by a shot that missed by a hair.
MIKEL MERINO
He has only played two games for Arsenal after recovering from a shoulder injury, but De La Fuente is clear about the Navarrese. The compass on which Spain’s game pivots and which sets positions both in defense and attack. He deserved the goal after a stick and a howitzer from the front. In the second act he accused of inactivity and was replaced by Pedri.
FABIAN
He can and should appear more because he has had a lot of freedom to play all over the field. His last pass was missed in a first act of total dominance by Spain. After the break he took a step forward and from his boots came the assist that led to Morata’s goal.
OYARZABAL
Super active on the right. He had it with a dive that Rajkovic caught him and continues to show great complicity with Porro. He tested the rival goal again with a low shot that narrowly missed. Always with the goal in mind. The referee could have avoided the yellow he showed him for disturbing a free kick.
BROTHERS
Villarreal’s brain started at the Nuevo Arcángel, but last season’s top assistant couldn’t show his repertoire.
MORATA
Many helps and unchecking that have not translated into any goals. The captain had it, with a header that Rajkovic took out with difficulty when he was backing up. After the break he sent a penalty into the clouds that could have been Spain’s second goal and in the second act he redeemed himself with the goal that clarified the situation and unleashed madness in Córdoba. 37 goals with Spain for the Milan striker.
