Nikola Kalinić misses out on November internationals

Nikola Kalinić, Croatia and Fiorentina striker, has sustained a hamstring injury in his last league match and will have to miss Croatia November internationals against Iceland in European qualifiers and the friendly at Northern Ireland.

Following Kalinić's MRI scan, Croatia national team medical staff has decided that the striker will not be able to play Iceland in Zagreb on Saturday.

Croatia head coach Ante Čačić will not call-up a replacement player.

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