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Chelsea new boy Morata strikes as Isco hits a double as Spain end Italy’s 56-game unbeaten run

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  • Isco curled in fantastic free kick to hand group toppers Spain crucial advantage against second placed Italy
  • Substitute Alvaro Morata makes the three points same with close range finish after Sergio Ramos cross

Spain took a giant step towards qualifying for next year's World Cup as Isco's double and Alvaro Morata's late strike swept aside Italy 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

Isco was the star performer in a brilliant team display from the hosts as his early free-kick and long-range effort before half-time put Spain in control before Morata came off the bench to rub salt in Italian wounds.

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