The second day of the Solheim Cup was an epic battle, a give and take from eight in the morning until almost eight in the afternoon. Almost 12 hours of tribute to golf and match play with a vibrant audience that left their throats at Finca Cortesín and a Navarrese heroine: Carlota Ciganda. Comeback and tie (8-8).

The waters in the European locker room were troubled after the initial 4-0 beating. The French Celine Boutier, number one on the American Circuit, was not comfortable with her partner assignment.. England's Charley Hull questioned some of captain Susann Pettersen's decisions. It was also not understood that Anna Nordqvist, a vice-captain who is also a player, plays so many games. It was not understood that Carlota Ciganda did not play on Friday morning, at the beginning of the Solheim, precisely on the morning of the 4-0, the biggest beating received in an opening session of the tournament. But all the quarrels were forgotten yesterday. Europe began the morning of the foursome two points behind the Americans, and once again equality was the predominant note, the partial of the four games was 2-2. Only one of the morning's duels, the one between Nelly Korda and Allisen Korpuz, was clear for the Americans. Europe countered thanks to the effectiveness of the Ciganda-Pedersen couple in the first game and the combined strength of Grant-Stark in the last, a vital point when it was already known that Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang had raised the second point of the morning to the scoreboard. USA.

With the score 7-5, the afternoon fourballs arrived, where Europe was forced to win if it wanted to reach Sunday's singles alive, taking into account that the Americans have traditionally been better in the Sunday sessions.. Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing lost 4-3 to the huge Leona Maguire and the English Charley Hull. Carlota Ciganda teamed up again with Linn Grant to star in the Solheim Cup match by defeating Danielle Kang and Lilia Vu with a fourball card of 11 strokes under par in 17 holes. Carlota made eight huge birdies that ended up destroying her rivals in an epic match with a very high level of golf.

Madelene Sagstrom and Emily Pedersen also had a great afternoon of golf to achieve the third European point against the American revelations Rose Zhang and Andrea Lee. The only American point belonged to Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin, winning 2 ahead of Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, who showed her face in her late debut in this Solheim Cup.

Carlota has become the most valuable player of the tournament, she has played three games and has won all three, she is the only European who has the full title and the one who accumulates the most points of all the participants in this Solheim Cup, along with Linn Grant.

After two intense days of competition, four sessions and 16 points at stake, the tournament reaches its final day today with the two teams tied with eight points. With the 12 points from this Sunday's singles, King Felipe VI will present the trophy to the winning team. Europe, being the defending champion, needs to add six more points to reach 14 and retain the trophy, while if the United States wants to break the hegemony of two consecutive European victories, it needs to add 14 and a half points.