{"id":1093506,"date":"2019-06-11T19:43:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093506"},"modified":"2019-06-11T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:43:14","slug":"alvaro-morata-thanks-sergio-ramos-penalty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/alvaro-morata-thanks-sergio-ramos-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvaro Morata thanks Sergio Ramos for &#8220;incredible&#8221; penalty gesture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alvaro Morata has thanked Sergio Ramos after the Spain captain allowed him to take a penalty during Monday&#8217;s 3-0 victory over Sweden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ramos had already scored a spot-kick before handing the ball to Morata, who put Spain 2-0 up in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Madrid.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sergio Ramos&#8217; kind gesture: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Spain moved five points clear at the top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group with a 3-0 win against second-placed Sweden.<\/li>\n<li>Ramos broke the deadlock midway through the second half, converting a penalty after a Sebastian Larsson handball.<\/li>\n<li>Five minutes from time, Morata was fouled in the box and looked as if he expected Ramos to step up once again.<\/li>\n<li>The Atletico Madrid striker was pleasantly surprised when Ramos handed him the ball.<\/li>\n<li>Morata slotted his penalty away convincingly, and Mikel Oyarzabal added a third two minutes later.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7284737-it-s-time-to-talk-about-a-potential-bernard-or-silva\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAGB1_lwBKG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was Morata&#8217;s third goal in his last three international appearances following a brace against Malta in March.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, the 26-year-old admitted he didn&#8217;t expect Ramos to hand over penalty duties mid-game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did not even ask him [about the penalty] because Sergio always wants to score all the possible goals,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/i-did-not-even-ask-him-morata-grateful-to-ramos-for-penalty\/1tyofig2hlf301bj9htyrhsxac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morata told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he has made an incredible gesture. I thank him and he knows what I think of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Matthijs de Ligt or Frenkie de Jong? Nations League Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLx3oaV8oxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morata is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid from Chelsea until end of next season but has suggested he would like to stay in the Spanish capital for longer.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;It&#8217;s time to take a step forward in Atleti and in the national team. 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