• Profile Adrià Figueras, a rare pivot in the usual Spain

They will live their farewell with uncertainty, a summary of the time they had, of the handball they were, as so many times they have no other choice.

There is already a date: Saturday at 10:00 am.

Then the best generation in the history of Spain will leave and they still do not know if they will do it with a bronze at the Games or with a disappointment.

Like when they grew up and did not know if they would get paid, if their clubs would disappear, if they would have to go live abroad, if their family would follow them.

The

Raúl Entrerríos, Dani Sarmiento, Gideón Guardiola, Antonio García, Julen Aginagalde

and company will leave before the void, against Egypt, after losing this Thursday against Denmark (23-27) in the semifinals in a match that was an example of their nature .

Until the last minute, Spain fled defeat although it was too close for a long, long time.

Faced with a defense like the Danish, current Olympic and world champion, he lacked arguments and

Mikkel Hansen

, as almost always, did the rest.

His 12 goals were crucial, there is no doubt, but more important were the problems of Spain.

In the first part he only found

Adrià Figueras

in the pivot and in the second he depended on a heroism, the umpteenth, now impossible, of Alex Dujshebaev.

Jordi Ribera's team even came within one goal to just one goal and had a ball to equalize, in a counterattack, but Gedeón Guardiola missed the shot from goal to goal and there the path was closed.

Spain will not be able to play its first Olympic final, but this generation can still say goodbye with a medal.

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