Luis de la Fuente: "We are very excited about this Nations League"

The national coach, Luis de la Fuente, commented Italy as an opponent on the Nations League semi-final immediately after the draw. He described it as "the happiness to be here, in this event, and happiness to face those three national teams".

Regarding the Italian national team, De la Fuente highlighted that they are a "great rival, we appreciate them a lot"; but at the same time he showed confidence "because we know how to compete, we are at the same level as the best teams in the world". "We're very excited about this competition, and it's impossible to be more motivated and eager to compete now", he said; "there will be important preparation matches before, but we're really looking forward to starting to compete in this Nations League", repeated the coach.

He was asked about the fact that the Spanish national team has been very close to win European titles in recent years. Also, De la Fuente was suggested to reflect on how this affects the players, and he pointed out the following: "After having had the opportunity to win so close, the players face the upcoming competitions with even more desire". "That's what we need, we need to have the hunger to compete", he concluded.