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Liam Boyce faces Northern Ireland sweat as Hearts striker reveals baby dilemma before Italy showdown
Northern Ireland’s meeting with Italy.The Hearts striker leads the Championship scoring charts ahead of today's game at home to Ayr United.He’d normally be a shoo-in for Ian Baraclough’s squad that travels to Parma for their qualifying opener.But it’s now a race against time with wife Leoncha due to give birth to the couple’s second child in six days.It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to work out how some of the Tynecastle squad have been filling their downtime during lockdown.Teammate Christophe Berra had to make a swift half-time exit during Hearts’ 1-1 draw with Morton after his other half went into labour, while Aaron McEneff is set to become a dad for the first time in a few weeks.It won’t be so simple for Boyce if he travels with his