Trap set to return for Euro openers

ON THE morning after an international in Dublin, it’s customary for Giovanni Trapattoni to present his latest health report on the Irish team.

But yesterday it was all about a health report on Giovanni Trapattoni, with assistant manager Marco Tardelli and FAI chief executive John Delaney adamant that the veteran Italian will have recovered from minor stomach surgery in time to resume his duties for the European Championship qualifier in Armenia on September 3.

However, the FAI AGM in Wexford seems to be coming too soon for Trapattoni who was due to name his squad there next Friday.