The Serbian Football Association confirmed that midfielder Filip Kostic is out of the remainder of the European Championship, this Wednesday. The player underwent tests and had an injury detected in his left knee, suffered during the match against England, last Sunday.
“In the 43rd minute of the match against England, Filip Kostic had to leave the game due to an injury. After an MRI on his left knee, a partial injury to the external collateral ligament was found. Regarding the nature of the injury, a period of recovery period of around two weeks. After the game against Slovenia, Kostic will leave the Serbian national team’s base in Germany! wrote the Serbian Football Association on social media.
In the 43rd minute of the match against England, Filip Kostić had to leave the game due to an injury. After the magnetic resonance imaging of the left knee, partial damage to the external collateral ligament was found.
In relation to the nature of the injury, a recovery period of about two weeks is expected. pic.twitter.com/y4X7aFyxiz
— Football Association of Serbia | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) June 19, 2024
Serbia ended up being defeated by England by a score of 1-0 and will now look to recover in the competition. The team is at the bottom of group C, which is led by the English, with three points, and also has Denmark and Slovenia, with one point each.
The Serbs return to the field this Thursday, at 10 am (Brasília time), against Slovenia, at the Allianz Arena, in Munich.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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