{"id":17949,"date":"2026-10-06T19:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=17949"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:42:20","slug":"mikel-merino-gesto-la-remontada-heroica-de-espana-ante-croacia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/uefa-nations-league\/mikel-merino-gesto-la-remontada-heroica-de-espana-ante-croacia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Merino gest\u00f3 la remontada heroica de Espa\u00f1a ante Croacia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La selecci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a volvi\u00f3 a mostrar sus pergaminos de actual campe\u00f3n del mundo tras remontar y vencer 1-2 a Croacia por la cuarta jornada del Grupo 3 de la UEFA Nations League, encuentro disputado en el estadio Poljud de Split. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El cuadro de los balcanes, que ven\u00eda golpeado tras recibir una paliza ante Inglaterra (7-0), sali\u00f3 con intensidad y una mentalidad ofensiva, sinti\u00e9ndose nuevamente fuertes con su hinchada local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17952\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdlP2QZUPIyW9I-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107 factur\u00f3 el 1-0 de los croatas. (AP Photo\/Darko Bandic)  XMC573<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A los 17 minutos de juego, Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107 logr\u00f3 colocar el 1-0 tras un error defensivo de la \"Roja\" que desat\u00f3 la locura en las tribunas croatas. Los ib\u00e9ricos sintieron el cachetazo y comenzaron a reorganizar su estrategia con la tenencia de la pelota, mientras que los croatas buscaban con desespero el segundo tanto con Luka Modri\u0107 como director de orquesta.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En la segunda mitad, Croacia comenz\u00f3 a sentir el rigor f\u00edsico y Luis De la Fuente aprovech\u00f3 para refrescar su plantel, d\u00e1ndole ingreso al hombre clave Mikel Merino que siempre que Espa\u00f1a lo necesit\u00f3, apareci\u00f3 y hoy no ser\u00eda la excepci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los campeones mundiales mantuvieron un mon\u00f3logo que rindi\u00f3 frutos al minuto 61, luego de que Merino rematara sin mayor complicaci\u00f3n una pelota suelta en el \u00e1rea para vencer a Dominik Livakovi\u0107 e igualar las acciones 1-1. El dramatismo se comenz\u00f3 a adue\u00f1ar del cierre del partido cuando Croacia sufri\u00f3 la expulsi\u00f3n de Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107 por doble tarjeta amarilla tras una infracci\u00f3n sobre Marc Cucurella. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17951\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sdl68sq1GCFg2I-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mikel Merino, remata para anotar el 2-1. (AP Photo\/Darko Bandic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con superioridad num\u00e9rica en cancha, Espa\u00f1a comenz\u00f3 a ahogar al plantel local, sin desespero, comenz\u00f3 a trasladar el bal\u00f3n de un costado a otro, pases cortos buscando abrir el cerrojo defensivo de los dirigidos por Slaven Bili\u0107. Una vez m\u00e1s, la insistencia ib\u00e9rica traer\u00eda frutos, y es que al minuto 88, Merino firmar\u00eda su doblete personal con un nuevo disparo de zurda y con potencia, proyectado al \u00e1ngulo superior derecho de Livakovi\u0107 que poco pudo hacer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con la remontada consumada, Espa\u00f1a sum\u00f3 su cuarto triunfo consecutivo y qued\u00f3 como \u00fanico l\u00edder del Grupo 3 de la UEFA Nations League con 12 unidades de 12 posibles, le persigue Inglaterra con 10 unidades, tras derrotar a Rep\u00fablica Checa 3-0 en Wembley, Croacia se mantiene tercero con 6 tantos a falta de dos jornadas por jugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DeKsvl2lCe4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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