Juventus star Alvaro Morata suffered what looked to be a serious foot injury during Spain’s UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Luxembourg, casting serious doubt on his immediate availability for the Italian champions.

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Morata Stretchered Off Against Luxembourg

Friday, September 9

The 22-year-old appeared to injure his foot coming down after an aerial challenge and immediately reached for his calf. After some lengthy treatment on the pitch, he was taken off on a stretcher and replaced by Paco Alcacer, per SPORT English.

Morata was just starting to find his form, scoring in both of Juventus’ UEFA Champions League matches and adding one goal in Serie A, per WhoScored.com. The former Real Madrid man has been Juventus’ most in-form striker, and he played a pivotal part in the Bianconeri’s solid run of late after their dreadful start to the season.

Mario Mandzukic has been struggling with injuries as well and was recently sent back to Turin after he was unfit to play for Croatia, per Goal’s Tom Webber, and with Fernando Llorente now plying his trade for Sevilla, the Italian champions are suddenly short on available target men.

Simone Zaza could be in line to start alongside Paulo Dybala in Juventus’ upcoming matches, and with pivotal clashes against Inter Milan and Borussia Monchengladbach on the horizon, the Bianconeri better hope the 24-year-old can overcome his inconsistent start to his Juventus career.

While it’s too early to speculate on the extent of Morata’s injury, the fact the youngster needed a stretcher to leave the pitch is an ill omen. It’s yet another blow to Juventus’ chances of winning a fifth consecutive Serie A title, and the upcoming visit to the San Siro stadium couldn’t come at a worse time.

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