The following year, Putellas carried on having success with Spain's U-19s. She competed in the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she captained the Spanish team. Putellas scored in Spain's second match of the group stage in a 4–0 win against England. After finishing on top of their group, Spain played in the semifinal against Portugal, where Putellas assisted Raquel Pinel’s game-winning goal. Spain advanced to the final, where Putellas started and captained the match but was taken off in the 83rd minute as Spain were defeated by Sweden in the second period of overtime. The 2012 UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship would be Putellas’ last for Spain's youth national teams. In the second round of qualifying for the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Spain were placed in a group with Germany, the Czech Republic and Greece. She captained Spain in the group, scoring twice in three matches, but they finished third in the qualification table with one win and two losses.