In the squad for Frankfurt? The latest on Fabio Vieira | OneFootball

The personnel situation at HSV remains tense. However, just before the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt, there is at least one positive development.

Playmaker Fábio Vieira, who had to pause the entire week due to a cold, will be available to coach Merlin Polzin on Saturday (3:30 PM, Sky). The Portuguese player participated in the final training session on Friday and, according to Hamburger Abendblatt, will be part of the matchday squad.

However, after just one training session, Vieira is not yet considered for a starting lineup. Instead, the 25-year-old is planned as a substitute and could provide fresh impetus in the final phase. The skilled technician already excelled in this role when he came off the bench against VfB Stuttgart and scored the celebrated 2-1 winning goal in injury time.

Given the numerous absences, his return alone is an important signal for HSV, which otherwise faces significant personnel problems, especially in offense.

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In addition to Vieira, his compatriot Guilherme Ramos also partially returned. The center-back, who was also recently ill, only completed the warm-up program and then stopped training. A deployment for the duel with Frankfurt is still too early.

The list of absences remains long: Yussuf Poulsen (ankle), Jean-Luc Dompé (Achilles tendon issues), Robert Glatzel and Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit (both muscle fiber tears), as well as Warmed Omari (ankle), are still unavailable.

Vieira's potential role as a substitute is all the more important. The loan from FC Arsenal recently played in the right offensive half-space, often operating centrally and can provide creative elements like no other HSV player. In the starting lineup, this position is now taken by Rayan Philippe, who interprets his role entirely differently and repeatedly seeks the way to the forward line.

Currently, Ransford Königdörffer is set in that position. There are no alternatives after the absences of Glatzel and Poulsen. Therefore, HSV will look for a new goal scorer during the winter break. Against the Champions League participant from Frankfurt, Polzin will have to work with the personnel currently available to him.

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