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Diego Costa named in Spain squad despite fitness concerns

Diego Costa

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday included Chelsea's Diego Costa in his squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers against Slovakia and Luxembourg despite Jose Mourinho's concerns over the striker's fitness.

"He is playing all his games. If we thought he wasn't in playing condition, we wouldn't have called him," Del Bosque told a news conference at which he unveiled his 23-man squad.

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