Swiss suffer injury problems
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
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FC Basel and BSC Young Boys have injury problems to contend with as they prepare for European campaigns.
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Esposito ruled out
Basel coach Christian Gross has lost the services of midfield player Antonio Esposito for the next three weeks. Esposito has a thigh injury but is nevertheless expected to be back for the first leg of Basel's first-round tie on 24 September.
Häberli blow
Young Boys coach Hanspeter Zaugg has not been so lucky. Midfield player Thomas Häberli has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury, meaning he will miss both legs of his club's qualifying round tie against Finland's Myllykosken Pallo-47 later this month.