Petric blow keeps Croatia guessing
Thursday, 10 May 2007Mladen
Petrić may miss Croatia's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Estonia
and Russia next month after undergoing surgery to repair a cracked
cheekbone.
European angle
The 26-year-old
striker fractured the bone during FC Basel 1893's 2-2 Swiss Super
League draw at FC Schaffhausen on Wednesday. He was immediately booked
in for an operation although the club have yet to reveal how long he
will be sidelined for. Croatia are due to visit qualifying Group E
rivals Estonia on 2 June before welcoming Russia to Zagreb four days
later. The Super League's 19-goal leading scorer, Petrić is hoping to
play UEFA Champions League football next season, provided Basel can pip
FC Zürich to the title in the remaining weeks of the season.
^^^ sa uefa.com