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There was a desire for this duel in the Spanish dressing room, those nights marked by fire.

There are too many pending accounts in recent years, that beloved enemy

Serbia

, the one that

cruelly

separated

Spain

from the semifinals of the recent European Championship.

The national team secured the quarterfinals in a big way in Saitama, with revenge against the European champion in a huge comeback in the second half.

And with a proper name, that of

Maite Cazorla

, the owner of the future.

In Valencia, that day, a dramatic match, a free kick separated Spain from the quarterfinals, from defending their world gold.

Cristina Ouviña

, so famous these days for her controversial video in which she revealed the Slovenian party, hit the first one to tie up the extension, but the one that gave the victory failed. And in overtime there was no way, and neither was it after against Russia, where the women's team, winner of seven career medals, even ran out of a ticket to the next World Cup.

That could not be forgotten in the 150th meeting of

Lucas Mondelo

at the head of the national team, so many successes. And that Spain woke up under Serbian rule, a first part with the leading role of

Jelena Brooks

(14 points), to which

Alba Torrens

(11) and

Ndour

(13) were

trying to answer

.

Things got complicated around the dressing room, with the pull of

Maljkovic's

(43-52). But in that abyss, one of those players who are going to take over the generation appeared like a ray of hope.

Cazorla

, with almost three consecutive triples (he finished with 17 points), launched Spain, which did not stop until the very end. In the blink of an eye, Mondelo's men had finished the game, with a final quarter to frame (26-12).

With an advantage (+15) that makes them dream strong of the first group place, because Serbia had defeated Canada on the first day.

The Canadians will be the next opponent on Sunday.

It could even be worth a narrow loss to be seeded in the quarterfinals and thus avoid the coconuts:

USA

and

Australia

.

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