The teams from the higher division secure their progress in the first round of the Copa de Rey MAPFRE

Alba Redondo and Beccari both found the back of the net for their respective teams with less than five minutes to go with the match ending in a score draw.

From the first match, in 1985, until now, the clashes between Spain and Italy are well on their way to becoming considered a classic.

Italy and Spain meet at 18:15h at the Romeo Menti in Vicenza.

Spain’s national team coach, Luis de la Fuente, was present in Paris at the Ballon d’Or ceremony, where Lamine Yamal also received the Kopa Trophy, marking a night of glorious recognition for Spanish football.

The national team is now in Italy before facing the ‘Azzurri’ tomorrow.

Never before have two players of the same nationality won the men's and women's titles in the same year.

55 matches will cook up a flood of football, personal stories, and sporting feats in the competition’s opening round.

The Manchester City player, who is struggling with an injury, and the Arsenal star, who after attending the Ballon d'Or Gala will not return to the training camp due to family matters, will not be…

 

• As part of this agreement between the insurance company and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the men's competition will adopt the name Copa del Rey MAPFRE.
   
• The agreement goes beyond simple sponsorship and involves a commitment to implement social responsibility initiatives to make the competition a more inclusive event, reflecting the diversity of Spanish football.
   
• Support for the Copa de la Reina seeks to give visibility and impetus to women's football, an area that MAPFRE considers fundamental to the development of the sport in Spain.

 

The national team has its last session in Las Rozas before tomorrow's friendly against Italy.