The selection has certified the plenary of victories in the 2025 Eurocup with a comeback against Italy. It was not easy for España, that started down on the scoreboard, but Athenea del Castillo It soon returned the tie with a goal. The Real Madrid, in his first ownership in this championship, was one of the best of the match, claiming more prominence with the national team.
This situation of the Madrid end is not new. The numbers of Athenea With the selection in the last games he has played they cannot be better. Usually, it is used by Montse I took as revulsive, since the two sides are usually occupied in attack by Claudia Pina y Mariona. Despite this, the response of the Cantabrian when it enters the pitch is clear.
The performance of Athenea With the selection it cannot be better. In the last seven meetings he has played he has participated in seven of the goals of Spain. Against the Blue, In the last game of the group stage, he added his fourth goal, to which we must add another three assists. All this in a total of 227 minutes, which makes these records even more good, since generates somewhat or marks every 32 minutes.
Before Italy he had the minutes he has gained in these last matches. After starting from the bench in the first two clashes of this Eurocup, That of Solares was from the game in the duel in which Spain played its classification as the first of the group. And it soon took the opportunity. At 14 minutes he managed to sign a goal for the squad, in an action that had the fundamental participation of Alexia Putellas.
Athenea, Generating constant danger from the right wing, I saw Alexia in the large area, sent him the ball and the Catalan returned it with heel. The Real Madrid player did not think, who with a whiplash to the squad put the tie to one on the scoreboard. A goal that gave at that time the first place of group B to the selection, which ended up confirming when consummating the comeback through Patri Guijarro y Esther.
Athenea asks for more
The Cantabrian is taking its most lethal side with Spain in recent months. Since April, he has its share of prominence in practically every game that plays with the national team. Even if I have a few minutes. In fact, in front of Portugal, In the League of Nations, he distributed three assists in two meetings, in which he played 52 minutes in total. Then a double half an hour would arrive before Belgium – also in the aforementioned tournament– and a goal against Japan in 24 ′. He was left without seeing the door in the first two games of this Eurocup, but before Italia He premiered big.
Montse Tomé chose to reward his good performance with the ownership, to the detriment of a Claudia Pina that also has scandal scoring figures. And the bet went well again to the coach, since Athenea He took out his most scoring version to start the comeback of the National Team, which fulfilled the objective of being first of a group turning around a most uncomfortable match.
