The 17-year-old Barcelona prodigy, Gambas, has risen like a comet this year, helping his team to reach the last eight of the Europa League. In the upcoming warm-up match, he is expected to challenge the record of Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos and become the youngest player to play for the Spanish national team, a historic moment that will be witnessed by his family in the early morning hours of March 23rd, just four days after the match, when he is scheduled to face Brazil in a tough match.
Back in January this year, Cubas made his debut for Barcelona's first team in the Copa Libertadores and secured his place in the starting lineup. In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, he helped his team beat Napoli 3-1 to reach the Round of 8 and was awarded the Player of the Match title. At that time, Spanish manager Andy Fu was interested in calling him up, and now his dream has come true. Cubas has played for Spain's U15-17 age group national team, and now he has been promoted to the national football team, which is well deserved.
It is worth mentioning that Sergio Ramos was 18 years and 361 days old when he first played for Spain in March 2005, setting a record for the youngest backbone in the history of the "Bullfighting Corps". Gubas, who turned 17 on January 22 this year, is confident that he can easily break this record.
Meanwhile, another 16-year-old Barcelona striker, Yemma, has been selected for the national team, and his partnership with 38-year-old Jesús Narváez looks like a father-son pairing, which is quite intriguing.
