Rodrigo Mendoza and Salvador Esquivel named in Spain U21 squad
Mendoza and Esquivel return to the Spain U21s for European qualifiers vs Finland, San Marino and Romania.
Atletico Madrid will have two players in the Spain Under-21 squad for the upcoming international break, according to Mundo Deportivo. The list picked by head coach David Gordo includes Rodrigo Mendoza and Salvador Esquivel, with the aim of handling important European qualifying matches.
Qualifier fixtures
Spain will take on:
- Finland on September 25 in Tampere
- San Marino on October 1 in Serravalle
- Romania on October 6 in Ibiza
A return for Atletico
Mundo Deportivo highlights that Rodrigo Mendoza’s call-up is a return that could help him, after he lost some prominence in recent league matches following a strong start where he saw minutes. The other Atletico name is Salvador Esquivel, the club’s third-choice goalkeeper, who saw his situation change at the end of the summer window after the team promoted him to the first squad.
The same call-up also features multiple movements from the previous March list: Bruno Iribarne (Burgos), Jacobo Ramón (Como) and Iker Bravo (Watford) return, while Rodrigo Mendoza comes in again and Javi Hernández (Espanyol) makes his debut. The article notes that Spain is close to securing the European spot for summer 2027 in Serbia and Albania, holding a five-point advantage over Finland for first place, which provides direct qualification.
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Atletico MadridSaturday 10 October · 10:15Kick-off, where to watch and line-ups →SourceMundo DeportivoRead the original articleMake your predictions for LaLiga, the Champions League and more, and compete with your friends on TuFutbolero.
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