International Matches - Under 21

Spain 3 � Italy 0

Spain: Sivera (Unai Sim�n 46�); Pol Lirola (Carmona 46�), Jorge Mer�, Unai N��ez (Jorge S�enz 46�), Aar�n Mart�n (Lato 46�); Mikel Merino (Alfonso Pedraza 70�), Rodri; Carlos Soler (Pablo Fornals 46�), Dani Ceballos (Brahim D�az 85�), Oyarzabal (Nahuel 79�); Borja Mayoral (Marc Gual 70�). 4-2-3-1.
Italy: Scuffet; Calabria, Pezzella, Bonifazi (Romagna 74�), Mancini; Barella (Locatelli 74�), Mandragora (Murgia 46�), Chiesa, Orsolini (Adjapong 61�); Cerri (Favilli 46�), Cutrone (Palombi 86�). 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 22. Merino. Picked up Soler pass and struck shot wide of Scuffet.
2-0. 45. Mayoral. Controlled Merino pass and ran on to shoot past keeper.
3-0. 80. Mer�. Steered looping header across keeper from Lato free kick.

Yellow cards: Mandragora 27�, Pezzella 48�, Barella 52�, Adjapong 63�.

An impressive start by Spain�s new under 21 side, a 3-0 victory over Italy in their first warm-up game setting them up well for the upcoming European qualifiers. Seven of the starting line-up had played before at this level though, and midway through the first half they took the lead, Mikel Merino picking up a pass from Carlos Soler and nut-megging a defender before shooting past Scuffet. Unai Nu�ez hit the post with a clever back-heel a few minutes later, and with the first half coming to a close Borja Mayoral ran on to Merino�s through ball to make it two. After the restart Unai Sim�n had to make a couple of important saves, but with ten minutes to go Jorge Mer� wrapped things up with a looping header from Lato�s free kick.