ZORRO'S ITALIAN JOB

 Swedish veteran Magnus Zetterstrom will take Artem Laguta's place in the FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix in Terenzano on Saturday.

The Russian international has withdrawn after suffering a broken wrist in heat eight of Polish club Czestochowa's 56-34 loss at Tarnow on Friday.

Initial X-rays were inconclusive as the 20-year-old's hand was too swollen after his crash. But it has been confirmed that Laguta has broken a small bone and now faces some time on the sidelines.

Zetterstrom qualified as first reserve for this year's series after finishing fifth in the Grand Prix Challenge at Vojens last August.

He took Laguta's place in the FIM Doodson British SGP in Cardiff last month after the Valsarna man was ruled out by visa problems.

The 39-year-old stormed into the semi-finals at the Millennium Stadium with eight points, but missed out on a place in the medal race after being pipped to the chequered flag by Chris Holder and Nicki Pedersen.

With Zetterstrom unable to qualify for next year's World Championship, he will be determined to take this chance to shine in the SGP spotlight and dons the No.19 race jacket.