Wrapped by Luis de la Fuente and the group at the beginning of the concentration in Der Öschberghof After a bad stretch at the end of the season, the captain of the Selection, Alvaro Morata, appears at the Euro Cup with a couple of challenges that will light his competitive flame and that, whether he succeeds or not, demonstrate that he is a top-level player; and with a track record. The striker has a shot at accessing the top-3 of historical scorers in the league. Selection and, incidentally, also to the directors’ podium in the final stages of the Euro Cup. In the latter, he has very far away Cristiano Ronaldo (14 goals). However, the mythical Platinum is second, with nine goals; and Griezmannthird, with seven (Shearer also reached that figure). Morata He has scored six goals. Namely, two to Türkiye and one to Croatia at Euro 2016; and, in the last one, that of 2020 (played in 2021) in the pandemic, with goals against Poland, Croatia and Italy in the semi-finals. The latter, without a final prize due to elimination on penalties.
In the Selectionthe spectacular brand of town was set to last over time (59 goals in 98 games), but the forward of the Athletic of Madrid He has scored 35 goals in 73 games and is three goals away from Fernando Torres and nine of Raul. The scoring average of Morata (0.47), furthermore, is better than that of The boy (0.34) and that of the former Madrid player (0.43).
Morata has had a difficult end of the season in the Athletic of Madrid. He only scored two goals in the last 18 league games. He had physical problems and was even attacked in the mouth. He suffered from trigeminal neuralgia that causes extreme pain in the mouth. The SelectionHowever, it is their habitat. He is a beloved captain in the locker room, he goes out of his way with his teammates; and, despite an apparently shy character, he is demonstrating great leadership capacity. He feels so comfortable with Spain that he maintains the dream of being in the Olympic Games of Paris this summer though Santi does not seem, at least at this moment, willing to make an exception. In Berlin, Morata He begins to fight against all the challenges he has in this Euro Cup.
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