Alvaro Morata suffered a serious injury after clashing with the Spanish captain

Spain are sweating on the fitness of captain Alvaro Morata after he was seriously injured in a collision with a security guard after the game.

The Atletico Madrid striker played 76 minutes in La Roja’s 2-1 win over France to book their place in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, holding on for long-range boxer Lamine Yamal, but panic soon arose when he was tackled by an official who tried to stop him. stop the striker during his team’s post-match celebrations.

The keeper stepped in for Morata, who appeared to be dazed holding his knee, although Spain manager Luis de la Fuente played down concerns over the severity of the injury.

He told reporters: “We have Alvaro, we will wait until tomorrow. We don’t think it was anything, it was a celebration but we think he will be fine.”

Morata himself also gave a brief update on his condition as the Spanish team left a hotel in Munich on Wednesday morning to travel to the Black Forest ahead of Sunday’s final against England or the Netherlands.

Speaking about this incident, he joked: “It was a yellow card and that’s it.

Pitch invaders have been a significant problem for UEFA in this summer’s competition. One fan tried to take a photo with France’s Kylian Mbappe early in the semi-final, while five people entered the pitch during Portugal’s 3-0 group stage win over Turkey.

Morata has scored once in six Euro 2024 appearances so far this summer, his main focus in attack while youngsters Yamal and Nico Williams have impressed on the wings.

De la Fuente’s team is the best performing country in Germany so far, having beaten Georgia, Germany and France in the knockout stages, and will be favorites for the final against England or the Netherlands, while the second semi-final will be in. Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night.

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