Spain: Alvaro Morata thanks Sergio Ramos for the penalty

Alvaro Morata thanked Sergio Ramos for letting him take a penalty in Sweden's 3-0 win over Sweden on Monday, saying he had not asked the captain for the privilege.

The Bernabeu had a close game in the first period, while Spain and Sweden played a scoreless draw in the first 45 despite a La Roja advantage in the procedure.

But the stalemate was broken after 64 minutes, Sebastian Larsson being called for handball, allowing Ramos to take the lead and give Spain ahead.

20 minutes later, another opportunity came as Morata, who replaced in the second half, was drawn to the end-of-game area.

But rather than Ramos intervening again to put the victory aside, the Spanish captain insisted that Morata take the advantage.

Mikel Oyarzabal completed the game's scoring just minutes after Morata's goal of giving Spain a convincing victory 3-0 and leaving them four perfect wins in four qualifying matches for Euro 2020.

And Morata congratulated Ramos after the match, saying that journalists were allowed to take advantage. An unexpected gesture.

"I did not even ask him [about the penalty] because Sergio always wants to put every possible goal, "said Morata. "But he made an incredible gesture. I thank him and he knows what I think of him. "

Morata completed the loan 2018-19 loan to Atletico Madrid after having fought the previous year in Chelsea.

The striker has scored six times and scored two goals in 15 league matches for the club, who have the opportunity to buy Morata permanently.

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Morata has already expressed his desire to see his future be at Atletico and hopes that staying in the Spanish capital will lead him to play a more important role in Spanish society.

"It's time to take a step forward in Atleti and in the national team," said Morata. "It's time to be somewhere, stable, without worrying about my future and with the ambition to win.

"I want to stay at Atlético as long as possible."