Andrade absence to hurt Portugal

Jorge Andrade is expected to miss Portugal's UEFA EURO 2008™ finals campaign after undergoing his second right knee operation in six months.

Failed comeback
The 29-year-old Juventus defender originally underwent surgery in September after fracturing his kneecap in a 2-2 draw against AS Roma. However, having failed to return to Serie A action in January as anticipated, Andrade was operated on again in Cascais, near Lisbon.

Juventus move
Capped 51 times by Portugal, the former RC Deportivo La Coruña player has been limited to four league appearances with the Bianconeri this season, having left Spain for Italy last summer. Andrade featured five times in Portugal's qualifying success as Luiz Felipe Scolari's side finished runners-up in Group A behind Poland