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UEFA Cup: Streller facing eight weeks out

/noticias.info/ VfB Stuttgart will be without Marco Streller for up to two months after the Switzerland striker tore a knee ligament yesterday.

Cup injury
The 24-year-old was hurt in Stuttgart's 4-3 victory against third division TSG Hoffenheim in the first round of the German Cup. Streller limped off after 21 minutes of extra time, forcing the UEFA Cup contenders to finish the game with ten men as coach Giovanni Trapattoni had already made three substitutions.

Scan satisfaction
Streller was taken to hospital where scans revealed he had torn a ligament. "Luckily enough the cruciate ligaments weren't damaged, but the injury is still a blow," said Streller, who was out for eleven months after breaking his leg in the build up to UEFA EURO 2004™.

World Cup woe
As well as missing Stuttgart's entry into the UEFA Cup first round next month, Streller will be absent when Switzerland resume their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on 3 September against Israel. The Swiss are second in Group 4, a point behind the Republic of Ireland but with a game in hand. notas_de_prensa_archivo