Portugal’s Helder Postiga is set to miss the semi-finals of the European Championships after suffering a hamstring sprain against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882 last night.
The Real Zaragoza striker has scored once for the Seleccao this summer, in a time when most of their forwards have been unable to display their goal scoring prowess. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 is handling most of the burden when it comes to finding the back of the
net, having bagged three in his last two outings.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men took on the Czechs last night, as they aimed for a place in the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament. Although dominating throughout the game, it still took the Navigators 79 minutes to find the breakthrough.
An onslaught of Portuguese attacks failed to get the better of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petr-Cech-c29837 early on, with Ronaldo hitting the woodwork twice.
However it was unsurprisingly the Real Madrid man who scored and won the match for his country. And while most of the players relished the prospect of taking on either France or http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the semi-final, Helder Postiga endured an emotional night after being
stretchered off with a suspected hamstring sprain.
The team doctor, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Henrique-c16069 Jones, has confirmed that the injury was serious one and that it has killed off the attacker’s chances of playing in the latter stages.
"We are going to evaluate the extent of the injury more closely tomorrow [Friday]," he told reporters. But even if it is not a serious one it looks inevitable he will be out of contention for the semi-finals.”
"We are going to do all we can to ensure we get him back for the final,” the physio was quoted as saying.
Having played in the final of the 2004 edition, Postiga has experience in bundles and could be a crucial figure when he returns to the line-up. But if he is to play in the tournament one more time, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in
the next few days, a task which looks easier said than done.
However with quality players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 on their side, the Portuguese will be tough opponents and a good bet to make it to their 2nd European final in less than a decade.
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