TOnte Italy, Fabian and ten more. There is no doubt Luis De la Fuente, who took him by the hand to the pre-match press conference. He national team midfielder It is one of the attractions of this Euro Cup after his exhibition against Croatia, a duel that has once again put a player who has always aroused admiration in Europe in the focus of Spanish fans. In Italy they know him well from his time at Naples and the spectacular U21 European Championship that he signed there, just as they already know him in France after an excellent season at PSG. With some reluctance among Spanish fans who don’t know him that well, this Eurocup came to him at the perfect moment of maturity. And he showed it in the first game with an exercise in leadership, quality and punch. There was no debate when it came to giving him the MVP.
On the eve of playing against Italy, Fabian He could not hide his excitement at facing the team of a country that knows him well and that allowed him to fly. Because he was an Italian who first caught his eye when he played in the Betis youth team. Davide Ancelottithe current second coach of Real Madrid, was a regular back in 2015 and 2016 in the sports city of Betis. His girlfriend lived in Seville and he also took advantage of many of those visits to his now wife to watch football. And in the Betis sports city, Fabián caught his eye. Davide’s love for Fabián was popular in the green and white family and Carlo was immediately persuaded by his son. They took him to Naples in June 2018 for 30 million euros, a high transfer that hid a reality: Fabian was a differential player. In between, a loan to Elche made him grow a lot as a player and as a person. Fabián never forgets that service in the Martínez Valero.
Goal by Fabián (2-0) in Spain 3-0 Croatia
Ancelotti… and the MVP of the European Under 21
Fabian He did not need time to adapt in Italy with Carlo Ancelotti. In his first season in Calcio, the midfielder played 40 games, scoring seven goals and giving six assists. He thus arrived at the U21 European Championship as one of the leaders of the team in a championship full of stars. Spain won the European Championship, beating Germany in the final played at the Stadio de Friuli (Udine), and Fabián was the big star. He is MVP against Poland and France and MVP of the tournament, ahead of a list of spectacular footballers. Fabi ruled over Foden, Chiesa, Olmo, Musa Dembele, Oyarzabal, Mason Mount, Emre Can, Konaté, Barella and Jovic, to name just a few. But Fabián was the player who shone the most, even scoring the first goal of the final against the Germans.
Fabián: “Have we lost possession? What counts are the goals and the three points”
Real Madrid wanted to take him out of Italy, which followed him very closely after that summer, but the pandemic stopped any movement with the player, who continued to pursue his career in Italy, where he is admired, respected… and tonight he is fear Because of what he did in Naples and because of what he did in his debut against Croatia. The best Fabián is in the Euro in Germany.
