MADRID: Diego Llorente has become the second Spain player infected with the coronavirus ahead of the European Championship.
The Spanish soccer federation said Llorente tested positive on Tuesday and was put into isolation, two days after captain Sergio Busquets had to leave the team's training camp because of the virus.
No other player had tested positive, the federation said.
Llorente's positive result was made public not long after Spain's under-21 squad beat Lithuania 4-0 on Tuesday in Madrid in a match that was supposed to be played by the senior team as its final warm-up before "La Roja" opened its Euro 2020 campaign against Sweden on Monday in Seville.
The Spanish federation did not say whether Busquets or Llorente would be cut from the squad, but coach Luis Enrique has already called up six plays to practice separately at the team's training camp.
He has until Saturday to make changes to his initial list in case of injuries or COVID-19 cases.
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and defender Raúl Albiol were expected to begin training in the separate bubble on Wednesday, joining Rodrigo Moreno, Pablo Fornals, Carlos Soler and Brais Méndez, who all arrived earlier in the week.
Personalized training routines would continue for players in the main squad, observing COVID-19 protocols.
Players who test positive must stay in isolation for at least 10 days, meaning both Busquets and Llorente will miss the opener against Sweden.
It would also be unlikely they would be fit for Spain's second match against Poland on June 19.
The team's final Group E match will be against Slovakia on June 23, also in Seville.
Spanish media said the national team players could be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming days.
There had been some criticism for the delay in getting players vaccinated, contrary to what happened to the Spanish athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics.
There was also criticism for possibly allowing the soccer players to be vaccinated before other Spaniards who were in line for the coronavirus vaccine.
Two Sweden players also tested positive for COVID-19, Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski and Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg.
The Euros begin Friday when Italy hosts Turkey.
Spain beat Lithuania with a squad in which 19 of the 20 players called up had never played for the senior national team.
The friendly counted as a first-team match, with players getting caps and an official debut for coach Luis de la Fuente with the main squad.
De la Fuente named 10 rookies plus Bryan Gil in the starting lineup.
The last time Spain had 10 players on debut for a senior international was in 1941, against Portugal, after the team had not played since Spain's Civil War broke out in 1936.
Meanwhile, Spain added more players to its "parallel" squad ahead of the European Championship on Tuesday, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga set to join the group training separately as possible replacements after captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for COVID-19.
Kepa will join four other players who arrived on Monday, a day after Busquets had to leave the training camp and was put into isolation because of his positive test result for the coronavirus.
The Spanish soccer federation said other players could be called up in the coming days to work in a "parallel bubble."
Rául Albiol will also begin to practice on Wednesday, joining Rodrigo Moreno, Pablo Fornals, Carlos Soler and Brais Méndez, who began practicing separately from the main squad on Tuesday.
"First of all, I need to thank you," Spain coach Luis Enrique told the players who were training separately.
"It was frightening to have to call you up, I'm telling you this with sincerity. It's practically impossible to find someone with better predisposition and desire than you."
Most players not included in the main list were already on vacation, with many out of the country.
Spain will play its first game at Euro 2020 on Monday against Sweden in Seville.
Luis Enrique has until Saturday to make changes to his squad because of injuries or COVID-19.
Nobody else in the Spanish delegation tested positive on Monday and everyone was tested again on Tuesday, with the results expected later in the day.
Spain has yet to announce whether Busquets would be dropped from the squad.
He has to stay in isolation for at least 10 days.
Luis Enrique only selected 24 players instead of the 26 allowed for each national team at Euro 2020, saying he didn't want to call up too many players who would not likely be used at the tournament.
Players from the main squad were practicing with personalized training routines so health safety protocols could be observed.
They also had to follow COVID-19 protocols after Busquets tested positive.
Spain's final warm-up match against Lithuania will be played with players from the under-21 squad, as well as its coach.