Konstantinos Karetsas’ Fitness to Be Assessed Ahead of Scotland Clash

Greece volition measure the fittingness of 17-year-old Genk winger Konstantinos Karetsas ahead of Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland.

Karetsas made a beardown content connected his planetary debut successful March, coming disconnected the seat successful a 1-0 Nations League decision to the Scots successful Piraeus. He past started successful the instrumentality fixture astatine Hampden Park 3 days later, scoring his archetypal planetary extremity and mounting up different successful a 3-0 triumph that promoted Greece to League A, portion relegating Steve Clarke’s broadside to League B.

Head manager Ivan Jovanovic confirmed that Karetsas has been sick for respective days. “Yesterday, helium joined up with the team,” Jovanovic said. “Today, helium volition train, and his information volition beryllium evaluated during the league and overnight, up of tomorrow’s game. We anticipation helium volition beryllium capable to lend afloat going into the Denmark crippled arsenic well.”

When asked astir risking Karetsas’ fitness, Jovanovic added: “It’s not truly a 50/50 situation. We privation to trust connected players who are 100% acceptable for their matches.”

The squad besides sees immoderate changes, with experienced defenders Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiacos) and Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos), on with PAOK midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas, dropping retired since the past fixture against Denmark. PAOK defender Giannis Michailidis has been called up, alongside a first-time enactment for 23-year-old striker Pantelidis Pavlos, who helped Kifisias triumph the Greek 2nd tier past season.