Spain faces this Wednesday, October 7, a match friendly against Portugal in what will be the preparation for the two commitments of the Nations League that the national team will face in this league break against Switzerland Y Ukraine.
The duel is played in the stadium José Alvalade from Lisbon and will welcome the public in its stands after the Portuguese authorities have allowed the entry of some 2,500 people, 5% of the total capacity. It will be the first game in which Portuguese fans can enter the field since the pandemic forced the suspension of leagues across Europe in March.
It will be the 38th meeting in the history of these two old acquaintances with a balance that leans towards Spain, which has won 17 of these games, by only six defeats. The last precedent dates back to 2018, when Portugal and Spain met in the group stage of the Russia World Cup in Sochi, tying at three goals.
Despite the historical balance, to seek a victory for Spain against the Portuguese we must go back to South Africa World Cup 2010, when a lone goal by David Villa qualified for the Red, who would end up being the World Champion.
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Spain will also face Switzerland and Ukraine
During this second international window of a 2020 affected by Covid, Spain will also play two official matches against Switzerland and Ukraine corresponding to days 3 and 4 of the League of Nations. Luis Enrique has suffered several setbacks in his call being forced to replace the injured Real Madrid player Dani Carvajal with the Blaugrana Sergi Roberto. In addition, he will not be able to count on Fabián Ruiz, who is confined to Italy after registering several positives in his team, Naples.
The match between Portugal and Spain of this Wednesday, October 7 at the José Alvalade stadium will begin at 20.45 hours and it can be followed through Spanish Television. Further, The vanguard will offer the minute by minute of the meeting on its website.
