Croatia’s Nikola Kalinic was called up yesterday to the Euro 2012 squad to replace veteran striker Ivica Olic as scans showed Olic’s right thigh injury was more serious than first feared.

Ultrasound and MR scans performed on 32-year-old Olic in Munich yesterday showed a partial rupture of a right thigh muscle, the Croatian squad doctor said.

“The injury that did not seem serious... unfortunately proved to be a serious one,” squad doctor Zoran Bahtijarevic said.

“Such an injury requires a recovery of between four and six weeks so Ivica Olic was dropped from the list at the last moment,” he added.

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic called up 24-year-old Kalinic, who plays for Ukrainian side Dnepropetrovsk, as a replacement, the federation said yesterday.

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