Slovakia will have to do without D├бvid Strelec at Euro 2020 after the young striker injured a thigh muscle in a warmup game.
Slovakia coach ┼аtefan Tarkovi─Н announced his 26-man squad on Wednesday, a day after a 1-1 draw in a warmup game against Bulgaria in Austria, where Slovakia has a training camp.
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The 20-year-old Strelec is expected to recover in up to three weeks, too late for Euro 2020.
Strelec scored nine goals and added four assists in his 25 games in the Slovak league, helping Slovan Bratislava win its third straight title.
тАЬIтАЩm really sorry about D├бvid Strelec,тАЭ Tarkovi─Н said. тАЬItтАЩs such a serious injury that wouldnтАЩt allow him to play at the tournament.тАЭ
Veteran playmaker Marek Ham┼б├нk, Hertha Berlin defender Peter Pekar├нk, Parma midfielder Juraj Kucka and Slovan attacking midfielder Vladim├нr Weiss were all named in the team.
They were also on the team at the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2016, the only major tournaments where Slovakia participated since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Slovakia reached the knockout stage at the tournaments.
Inter Milan defender Milan ┼аkriniar was also included.
In Group E at Euro 2020, Slovakia will face Poland, Sweden and Spain.
THE SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Martin D├║bravka (Newcastle), Du┼бan Kuciak (Lechia Gdansk), Marek Rod├бk (Fulham)
Defenders: Peter Pekar├нk (Hertha Berlin), ─╜ubom├нr ┼аatka (Lech Poznan), Denis Vavro (Huesca), Milan ┼аkriniar (Inter Milan), Tom├б┼б Hubo─Нan (Omonia Nicosia), D├бvid Hancko (Sparta Prague), Martin Kosceln├нk (Liberec), Martin Valjent (Mallorca)
Midfielders: Marek Ham┼б├нk (IFK Gothenburg), Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), J├бn Gregu┼б (Minnesota United), Patrik Hro┼бovsk├╜ (Genk), Juraj Kucka (Parma), Ondrej Duda (Cologne), Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague), R├│bert Mak (Ferencvaros), Vladim├нr Weiss (Slovan Bratislava), L├бszl├│ B├йnes (Augsburg), Luk├б┼б Harasl├нn (Sassuolo), Tom├б┼б Suslov (Groningen)
Forwards: R├│bert Bo┼╛en├нk (Feyenoord), Michal ─Оuri┼б (Omonia Nicosia), Ivan Schranz (Jablonec)
