Jenni Hermoso enjoying football again on match winning Spain return
Jenni Hermoso enjoyed a perfect return to Spain duty with a late winner in their 1-0 UEFA Women’s Nations League victory in Italy.
Hermoso returned the squad for the first time since Spain’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final win over England in August which was followed by a storm of controversy.
The experienced striker was inadvertently stuck at the centre of a row over inappropriate conduct in office after being non consensually kissed by former RFEF president Luis Rubiales during the trophy parade in Sydney.
Hermoso received huge support for her stance of the incident being a watershed moment in connection to sexism and misogyny in football and she remained away from the selection.
Following sackings and promised RFEF reforms, players eventually filtered back, following a united protest behind Hermoso.
The Pachuca forward rejoined the panel for October’s games against Italy and Switzerland, following wins over Sweden and Switzerland in September.
Despite starting on the bench in Salerno, she made the key impact in the dying minutes, to stretch Spain’s post World Cup winning run to three games amid emotional scenes.
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