Warsaw, Poland: Greece central defender Avraam Papadopoulos will miss the rest of Euro 2012 after suffering a knee injury during their 1-1 draw in the tournament’s opening game against co-hosts Poland on Friday.
He was replaced after 37 minutes by his namesake Kyriakos, before being taken to hospital where scans showed the 27-year-old had suffered damaged ligaments in his left knee.
After returning to the team hotel, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) issued a statement saying he would return home for treatment, UEFA.com reported yesterday.
Greece next face the Czech Republic in Wroclaw on Tuesday after Dimitris Salpingidis’ second-half goal earned a draw with Poland, who had opened the scoring through Robert Lewandowski.
He was replaced after 37 minutes by his namesake Kyriakos, before being taken to hospital where scans showed the 27-year-old had suffered damaged ligaments in his left knee.
After returning to the team hotel, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) issued a statement saying he would return home for treatment, UEFA.com reported yesterday.
Greece next face the Czech Republic in Wroclaw on Tuesday after Dimitris Salpingidis’ second-half goal earned a draw with Poland, who had opened the scoring through Robert Lewandowski.
