Injured Torres will not join Spain squad

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres will not be fit
to join the Spain squad next week after
injuring his knee during the Champions League
win over Steaua Bucharest, manager Jose
Mourinho has said.
Torres will have a scan on the injury on
Wednesday, the club said but Mourinho was
confident the problem was not serious.
"Our doctor is confident it is not a big injury
like (Marco) Van Ginkel's (out for six months),
but we will have to wait for the scans,'
Mourinho said on the Chelsea website
(www.chelseafc.com).
"Torres knows that he doesn't play against
Norwich (due to suspension). Then he knows
he doesn't go with the national team, so he
has time before the next game he can play,
against Cardiff (on October 19). Let's see the
scan.
"It is a pity for the guy because he is in a very
good moment physically and he played
fantastic against Tottenham (last weekend), and
he played today because he deserved to start.
It is a pity but that is football," the Portuguese
added.
Torres, who was sent off against Tottenham
Hotspur, left the pitch with a knee injury after
11 minutes of Tuesday's 4-0 win in Romania.
Spain host Belarus on October 11 and Georgia
four days later in World Cup qualifiers. The
world champions are unbeaten at the top of
Group I with 14 points from six matches.