Sadilek's wheel of misfortune opens Euro door for Sevcik
The Czech national team said Wednesday that Slavia Prague midfielder Petr Sevcik would replace Michal Sadilek at Euro 2024 after the Twente Enschede player suffered a bizarre injury.
Sadilek picked up a lacerated shin wound while riding a tricycle down a mountain in Austria on a day off during a pre-Euro training camp last Saturday.
The 30-year-old Sevcik, with 15 international games under his belt, will join the team ahead of Thursday's departure for Germany where the tournament starts on Friday.
The Czechs beat Malta 7-1 last week and North Macedonia 2-1 on Monday in their last friendlies before Euro 2024.
Quarter-finalists from the last edition, they face Portugal on June 18, Georgia four days later and Turkey on June 26 in Group F.
