Julen Lopetegui has left Paco Alcacer out of his latest Spain squad and handed a recall to Napoli’s Jose Callejon for the games against Italy and Albania.
Cesc Fabregas and Iker Casillas -- who's La Roja career looks like coming to an end -- have once again been omitted, too, while Andres Iniesta returns after being injured for Lopetegui’s first squad.
“Iniesta’s return is great news for us, of course. He’s a really important player and it’s good to have him back,” the Spain coach said after revealing his list.
On Fabregas, he added: “Cesc is a great footballer, but there are a lot of players that we like and that we follow. Not everyone can be called up.”
It was a similar line of thinking on Alcacer: “We can talk about a lot of players. We have to decide and we decided to pick others, there’s nothing more in it.”
Goalkeepers: Reina, De Gea, Rico
Defenders: Nacho Fernandez, Alba, Carvajal, S.Roberto, Ramos, Pique, J.Martinez
Midfielders: Koke, Saul, Busquets, Silva, L.Vazquez, Thiago, Iniesta, Isco, Callejon, Vitolo
Forwards: Morata, Costa, Nolito