Paulo Sergio urges Hearts players to book place in Scottish Cup Final for injured Jamie Hamill

Apr 12 2012

PAULO SERGIO last night urged his Hearts players to reach the Scottish Cup Final for stricken team-mate Jamie Hamill.

The 25-year-old defender is facing a lengthy period on the sidelines after scans revealed he has ruptured cruciate ligaments.

In the build-up to Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final with Celtic, Hamill twisted his knee during an indoor session at the capital club's Heriot-Watt University training base.

Hamill is due to visit a specialist next week and Jambos boss Sergio, left, said: "We will give him all the support he needs to get through this and hopefully we can deliver a good result for him on Sunday.

"It is bad news for Jamie as he has done his cruciate and will be out for a long period.

"He is one of the guys who never missed a day's training and then this happens to him. I'm very sad for him. I have no doubt he will come back strongly as he is one of the toughest characters in our dressing room.

"I am sure he will recover sooner than anyone could imagine as he is a strong guy."

Taken from the Daily Record