Jorge Andrade to miss Euro 2008

The Portuguese defender Jorge Andrade had surgery on his left knee on Thursday and is likely to miss the European Championship finals.The operation was performed by a Portuguese medical team headed by Antonio Martins and attended by the Juventus Torino’s doctor.

It gave no indication of how long it would take the 29-year-old to recover but said the Juventus defender will be out of Euro 2008, co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria from June 7-29. The centre-back, who joined Juventus from Deportivo Coruna this season also missed the 2006 World Cup in Germany after knee surgery.