Diego Costa's injury could hand fellow Spain forward Alvaro Morata a chance to try to transfer his fine form for Juventus to the international stage although he knows he faces a stiff task to win a place in the team. Morata, who has seven goals in 22 Serie A appearances this term for the Italian champions, was included in coach Vicente del Bosque's squad for Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Ukraine and a friendly away to Netherlands four days later. Costa has been forced to withdraw with a hamstring injury and Morata will compete for a place up front with the likes of Barcelona's Pedro, Malaga's Juanmi and possibly Cesc Fabregas, who plays in midfield for Chelsea but has often been drafted in as an auxiliary striker for his country. Morata, 22, joined Juve from Real Madrid in the close season after coming through the European champions' youth ranks but then finding his playing time in the first team limited.
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