Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruíz and Dani Carvajal scored the goals for Spain’s overwhelming victory against Croatia.
If Spain did not want to dress as a favorite right away, its premiere in Berlin catapulted it to that consideration. The defeat of Germany was followed by the Hispanic exhibition. And if the Mannschaft thrashed a tiny Scotland, the Reds overwhelmed a Croatia whose expectation barely lasted a quarter of an hour.
The last time Spain debuted with a win in the Euro Cup… They took the title. It was in 2008 against Russia, in a victory as conclusive, superb and a surprising point as this one was against Croatia, third in the last World Cup, which intended to turn what could be the last dance of the eternal Modric into a party… And that He had no choice but to surrender to the excellence shown by the Hispanic team.
Simply great, Spain gave the game the right rhythm at all times and not even when it seemed that its initial impetus was dampened by the good work of the rival midfield did it become depressed. On the contrary, he understood the need to adjust positions, look for vertigo and, from there, execute Croatia without even breaking a sweat.
The Croatian team is not just any team, but it was treated as if it were by this newly minted Spain that knows how to mix touch and patience with vertigo and speed. With vertigo Morata’s 1-0 was born, Cucurella cut off a rival attack and Fabián served a vertical and deep assist that Morata took advantage of and with the pause came Fabián’s 2-0, patient and brilliant in the cut in the crown of the area before releasing a dry, low and tight finish.
If Croatia survived a revolutionized first quarter of an hour from Spain and dared to sigh with a victory in the next 12-13 minutes in which they even surpassed their rival in terms of possession of the ball, the first blow He stunned and the immediate second kneeled him, leaving him kneeling before an outstanding Roja in the interpretation of the game, surrendering without remission when Carvajal turned the victory into a landslide at the end of the first half.
It was difficult to guess such a conclusive victory and enjoy a premiere of such magnitude. Even more so against a rival of the Croatian category that was left to zero, even missing a penalty and having no choice but to recognize the corrective punishment with which Spain punished it, which suddenly presented its credentials as an applicant in Germany.
