Keane tonic for Trap

18:12, 20 May 2012

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni is confident skipper Robbie Keane will be fit to start preparations for Euro 2012 after an injury scare.

The 31-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy striker is due to arrive in Dublin from the United States tomorrow after undergoing a scan on a hamstring strain.

Trapattoni said: "The news is the scan in the US was not bad. We are not worried and we await him with confidence."

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