"But there is some positive news regarding the availability of one of the younger members of the squad after it seemed like he would miss the match. Dro available to face Racing Santander Indeed, according to Mundo Deportivo, Spain's Under-18 national team have released Barcelona gem Pedro 'Dro' Fernandez, allowing him to be available for the match against Racing Santander."
"For the Italy vs Spain Under-19 friendly, which will be played at the Italian FA's training complex in Coverciano on the 14th, coach Paco Gallardo has selected Andres Cuenca, Jofre Torrents, and Quim Junyent. Meanwhile, Under-18 coach Tenorio had called up six Barça players. That list has now been reduced to five following Dro's release. The remaining Barça players are Alex Campos, Pedro Rodriguez, Pedro Villar, Guille Fernandez, and forward Toni Fernandez."
Barcelona travel to El Sardinero to play Racing Santander in the Copa del Rey round-of-16 on Thursday. Gavi and Andreas Christensen are sidelined by injury. Frenkie de Jong is suspended after a red card in the Supercopa final and will miss the match. Spain Under-18 manager David Tenorio has released Pedro 'Dro' Fernandez so he can join the squad for the cup tie. Jofre Torrents remains with Spain Under-19s and is expected to miss the game. Nine Barça players were initially called up across the two youth teams; five remain with the Under-18 squad after Dro's release.
Read at Barca Universal
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