Málaguista forward Salomón Rondón did not take part in the friendly home International game that Venezuela played with Spain. Vicente del Bosque’s national selection commanded the locals 0-3, in the José Anzoatégui stadium, with first half goals by Barcelona’s Villa (5’) and Pedro (20’) and Madrid player Xabi Alonso (45’). Rondón, who also did not play in last week’s encounter with Guatemala in another ‘vinotinto’ friendly before the next Americas Cup, is very close to completing a month off the playing field that was diagnosed following a muscular injury, which prevented him playing with Málaga in the last two League games of the 2011/12 campaign.