Spain call up Amaiur Sarriegi to replace injured Alexia Putellas

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Dan Burke·6 July 2022

Spain call up Amaiur Sarriegi to replace injured Alexia Putellas

Amaiur Sarriegi has been drafted into Spain’s Euro 2022 squad to replace Alexia Putellas.

🔴 𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 I @amaiursarriegi se une a la concentración de la Selección Española. 🔗Más información: https://t.co/LHL9b5meEn
– Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Putellas has been forced to withdraw from the squad and faces months on the sidelines after picking up a devastating ACL injury during a training session on Tuesday.

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And the Ballon d’Or winner will now be replaced by Real Sociedad forward Sarriegi, who scored 17 league goals last season and had been part of the initial 28-player preliminary squad selected by coach Jorge Vilda.

La Roja kick off their tournament against Finland in Milton Keynes on Friday.