The argument about Chelsea striker, Diego Costa's fitness between Jose Mourinho and the Spanish national team has taken another twist.
Read about Jose Mourinho's criticism of Vicente Del Bosque here.
Spain's team doctor, Jose Garcia Cota, has revealed that the prolific striker may have played for Chelsea while suffering with a groin problem, which has now been aggravated.
"This time he (Costa) didn't say anything about the hamstring. When Costa arrived to the international team he said to us he had a minor hassle in the groin but that it was nothing important," Cota told IBTimes UK.
"He probably had played with it before for Chelsea and he didn't complain any more about it during the international duty.
"He was treated by the physios (like every other player) and didn't have any limitations when doing exercises."
Garcia went on to say that the problem was normal and suggested that Spain's medical team were not at fault for giving Costa the green light to play against Luxemburg, before adding that Costa's substitution during the game was not injury related.
"I wouldn't even say it was an injury or a problem. It was a very minor hassle that is very common in every professional footballer. He didn't even ask for treatment and didn't require a scan or anything similar," Garcia added.
"He was replaced in the second half just because he had already scored.
"Indeed, after the game, I sent a medical report to Chelsea, stating that he had arrived to the national team with a very minor hassle in the groin but that he hadn't got anything new.
"Costa himself didn't give it any importance."
Diego Costa will be out of action indefinitely, after Jose Mourinho denied that he had a groin problem, but admitted that the 26-year-old spent time in hospital with a virus last week.
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