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Robles wins Atlantic Cup with U-19s

Álex Robles ended a successful week with the Under-19s yesterday, being proclaimed champions of the 44th Atlantic Cup held in the Canary Islands.

The homegrown defender took part in the three matches played by Luis de la Fuente’s team. On Tuesday 30th January, Robles was in the starting line-up and played the 90 minutes of the Spain – Czech Republic clash (1-1), corresponding to the first match of the tournament.

A day later, the Pizarra-born number ‘2’ played the final 15 minutes of Spain’s triumph against the Canary Islands team (0-4), hosts of this traditional event within the lower categories.

Lastly, in the final match of the competition, Álex returned to the starting line-up on the right wing, playing the entire match between Spain and Japan, which Spain won by 2-0 to go on to claim the title.