Rapid return: HSV head into the season finale with Muheim! | OneFootball

HSV will play their final match of the season in Leverkusen on Saturday. Miro Muheim will return to the squad.

That was not necessarily to be expected. The left-back suffered an injury to the anterior syndesmosis in his right ankle in the derby defeat in Bremen (1:3). His season was considered all but over. But his recovery progressed quickly, so in recent days there has already been increasing talk of a Muheim comeback.

During the week, the Swiss international returned to team training and passed the first tough tests. That is why coach Merlin Polzin announced at Thursday’s press conference: “Miro trained fully and will get playing time. Both the medical department and he himself have done an outstanding job.”

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However, Muheim, who captained HSV in ten competitive matches over the course of the season, will not return straight to the starting lineup. “He won’t be able to play 90 minutes; it’s more likely that he’ll feature in the second half,” said Polzin. He recently used Albert Grønbaek in the left wing-back role, and the Dane made a very positive impression in the unfamiliar position, so he will likely start in Leverkusen as well.

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The appearances of two other experienced players are still uncertain, however. “With Robert Glatzel and Nicolás Capaldo, we’ll wait for tomorrow’s final training session; neither of them has trained with the team yet this week,” Polzin reported. He expressed optimism especially regarding Capaldo, whose season may not end in Leverkusen after all.

That is because he is part of the preliminary Argentina World Cup squad — and in Leverkusen he is likely to leave every bit of energy he has on the pitch to secure his ticket to the tournament in North America, something only Luka Vuskovic and Muheim already have guaranteed in the Hamburg squad.

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