Mata and Torres absent from Spain squad
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has been left out of Spain’s squad for next Wednesday’s friendly against Italy.
The £37.1m recruit from Chelsea in January has yet to find his best form since moving to Old Trafford and pays with his place in the final Spain squad before head coach Vicente del Bosque names his preliminary World Cup party in May.
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