Round of 16 in danger
Rangnick confirms: “Gernot will be out!”
As expected, the Austrian national soccer team will have to make do without Gernot Trauner in their final European Championship group game against the Netherlands on Tuesday (18:00).
The central defender from Feyenoord Rotterdam is not yet fit following a muscle injury in his thigh, team boss Ralf Rangnick confirmed on Monday in his pre-match press conference at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Round of 16 also questionable
"Gernot will be out. Even the round of 16 will be tight," Rangnick explained. That also depends on when the Austrians play their first knockout game - on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. "We hope that he will still be fit for action at some point during the tournament," said the team boss. "We're working on that." Trauner was the only ÖFB squad player missing from the final training session on Monday afternoon in the stadium on the pitch in Berlin's Olympic Park.
The 32-year-old Upper Austrian had given Austria the lead against Poland (3:1) on Friday with a header, but had to be replaced after less than an hour due to muscular problems. "I'm very sorry, especially for him, because he's been in top form so far," Rangnick emphasized. In addition, the Netherlands international would certainly have "loved to play" against his adopted country.
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