Speculation in the Spanish media is that Diego Costa will start for Spain against Italy, but Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Ramos won’t.
The trio were all notable absences from La Roja’s first workout together ahead of hosting the Azzurri on Wednesday and it has led to speculation that they will not feature in the friendly.
Atletico Madrid man Diego Costa is expected to start for the Spanish, in what would be a debut for his second national team.
Speculation in the Spanish media is that Diego Costa will start for Spain against Italy, but Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Ramos won’t.
The trio were all notable absences from La Roja’s first workout together ahead of hosting the Azzurri on Wednesday and it has led to speculation that they will not feature in the friendly.
Atletico Madrid man Diego Costa is expected to start for the Spanish, in what would be a debut for his second national team.
Any appearance for the 25-year-old this week would also be curiously a year to the month since debuting for the Brazil national team in a March 2013 friendly also against Italy.
Napoli’s Raul Albiol is believed to be in contention for a start tomorrow evening too.
Predicted Spain XI to play Italy: Casillas; Juanfran, Albiol, Javi Martínez, Alba; Busquets, Alonso, Thiago; Pedro, Diego Costa, Iniesta