Spain eyes third consecutive win
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Spain are keen to maintain their 100 percent start to their World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Estonia on Saturday.
However, with all injury problems, coach Vicente del Bosque will be forced to make some changes to the team that won against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia last month.
Injured defenders Sergio Ramos and Raúl Albiol are doubtful for the match with muscle problems, while wingers Santi Cazorla and Diego Capel both left Tuesday's training early because of injury.
Sevilla winger Capel even has left Spain's training camp in Madrid due to a torn calf muscle, and was replaced by Liverpool's Albert Riera.
Riera, who signed for the Reds from Espanyol this summer, scored on his international debut against Denmark a year ago, and has five international caps to his name.
While Barcelona duo Andrés Iniesta and Carles Puyol, who skipped Tuesday's training as a precaution, are expected to be available on Saturday.
Fernando Torres, who missed last month's qualifier with a hamstring injury, will lead the Spanish attack alongside Euro 2008 top scorer David Villa.
Spain are currently top of Group 5 with six points from two matches, while Estonia, in contrast, are bottom of the group with no points at all.
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However, with all injury problems, coach Vicente del Bosque will be forced to make some changes to the team that won against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia last month.
Injured defenders Sergio Ramos and Raúl Albiol are doubtful for the match with muscle problems, while wingers Santi Cazorla and Diego Capel both left Tuesday's training early because of injury.
Sevilla winger Capel even has left Spain's training camp in Madrid due to a torn calf muscle, and was replaced by Liverpool's Albert Riera.
Riera, who signed for the Reds from Espanyol this summer, scored on his international debut against Denmark a year ago, and has five international caps to his name.
While Barcelona duo Andrés Iniesta and Carles Puyol, who skipped Tuesday's training as a precaution, are expected to be available on Saturday.
Fernando Torres, who missed last month's qualifier with a hamstring injury, will lead the Spanish attack alongside Euro 2008 top scorer David Villa.
Spain are currently top of Group 5 with six points from two matches, while Estonia, in contrast, are bottom of the group with no points at all.
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