The Spanish national team has received a new blow before continuing their journey in the UEFA Nations League, after it was confirmed that Ferran Torres will be absent from the next two matches against the Czech Republic and Croatia due to suffering from a left ankle injury.
The Spanish Football Federation announced the exclusion of Torres from the national team squad, after the pain he suffers from in his ankle continued, so the medical staff decided not to risk the player and exempted him from participating during the current international break.
Luis de la Fuente, the technical director of the Spanish national team, decided to call up the young striker Carlos Espe to compensate for Torres' absence, after he shone remarkably with the Spain U21 team, where he scored five goals during the big win over San Marino with a score of 13-0.
This opportunity comes to give Espe the chance to appear with the Spanish senior national team for the first time, after he caught the eye with his performance with the youth team, becoming one of the available options for De la Fuente to compensate for the new absence in the attacking line.
The Spanish national team is preparing to face their Czech counterpart on October 3 at the Carlos Tartiere Stadium in Oviedo, before visiting Croatia on October 6 in the fourth round of Group C.
The Spanish national team had a strong start in the UEFA Nations League, defeating England 3-2 at Wembley, then crushing Croatia 4-1, to continue their journey in the tournament amidst a series of absences that forced the technical staff to make successive adjustments to their squad.