SPAIN PREPARES FOR THE WORLD CUP
Alexia, starter and goal in Spain's crushing victory over Costa Rica
In the first of the three friendlies for Spain before the 2024 World Cup, Alexia Putellas once again led the team with a great staging. She scored in the first half to 'plug in' before the World Cup event
Almost a year after his injury, Alexia Putellas can say that it is back. Already with the FC Barcelona Femení had showed, in the last parties of the season, that was recovering his best version... The one who carried him to be winner of the Balloon of Gold by twice consecutive. Now, in the previous of the dispute of the World-wide of Australia and Neva Zelanda, the midfield player has given a hit on the table.
Jorge Vilda, seleccionador national, had declared in the previous that saw very well to Alexia and that had options to be headline in the first party of preparation in the previous of the Glass of the World, this Thursday in front of Costa Rica. It supposes the return of the Barcelona footballer a year after the injury that kept him was almost ten months. It has fulfilled with solvency, and with included goal, to leave clear that it wants to lead again to 'The Red'.
Prize in shape of goal for Alexia
Alexia split in the eleven initial and, from the first minutes, showed very involved in the game, holding responsible to inject speed between lines and give clarity to the played of Spain. It cost him so that, very soon, it went back to mark with the national selection. After a wall with Irene Guerrero, controlled with his left leg to elevate the spherical above the guardameta Bailey and 'nail it' in the deepest of the network. A golazo more in his personal repertoire.
The one of Mollet of the Vallès showed his version more 'alike' to which had showed before breaking the ligament crossed previous of his left knee does practically a year. Jorge Vilda replaced it in the terrain of game happened the hour of party, but had time to enjoy of the 'bathroom' and goleada of the Spaniards. In addition to Alexia, also saw goal Esther, by double game, Espinosa (in own door), Irene, Eva and Athenea.