Injured Villa out of Spain friendly

Striker David Villa has been ruled out of Spain's friendly international against the United States on Wednesday.

كتب : Mohamed Sabe

الأربعاء، 04 يونيو 2008 - 18:58
David Villa and Fernando Torres
Striker David Villa has been ruled out of Spain's friendly international against the United States on Wednesday.

The Valencia ace bruised his right thigh during training and the medical staff suggested he and forward Sergio Garcia be rested for Spain's final EURO 2008- warm up game.

"Villa is the more worrying injury of the two," team doctor Jorge Candel told reporters. "He's got an injury in a muscle that shouldn't cause too much of a problem but we will have to see how it evolves over the next few days."

Midfielder Andres Iniesta will also miss the game against USA after recovering from a bout of gastroenteritis.

"It must have been something I ate when we were given a day off," said Iniesta.

On the other hand, coach Luis Aragones will be glad to welcome back star striker Fernando Torres who shook off a minor ankle strain.

Spain play in Group D of the EURO 2008 alongside champions Greece, Sweden and Russia.