On a day like today, November 25, in the year 1962, the Oviedo midfielder Paquito (Oviedo, 1938) played with the Spanish national team against Romania in a qualifying match for the 1964 European Championship.
It was the second match of the Real Oviedo midfielder with the Spanish senior national team, with which Paquito would play nine times during his successful career.
To face the match, held in Bucharest, the Spanish coach, José Villalonga, presented the following lineup: Vicente Train, Rivilla, Rodri, Calleja, Paquito, Glaría, Collar, Amancio, Veloso, Guillot, Gento.
The Romanian team won with a score of 3-1, despite which the Spanish national team would qualify for the final phase of the European Championship, which was to be held in Spain. The Spanish team would go on to win the European champion title by defeating the national team of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the final.