THE FUSE

The squad announcement highlights De la Fuente’s commitment to a core group while integrating necessary changes due to fitness concerns. While seven Barcelona stars named in Spain squad as Fermin Lopez returns, the manager has had to pivot in other areas. The most significant enforced change comes in goal, where Joan Garcia’s knee injury has opened the door for Inter’s Josep Martinez to earn his maiden call-up, beating out competition from Leo Roman for the final spot in the goalkeeping department alongside Unai Simon and David Raya.