Bitter blow before BVB clash: HSV star sidelined for weeks! | OneFootball

Just before the highly anticipated duel against BVB, HSV has to cope with bitter news. Daniel Elfadli will be out for several weeks.

Hamburger SV has been hit with a real blow: both against Borussia Dortmund (08.11, 3:30 PM) and in the upcoming matches, the Red Shorts will have to do without Daniel Elfadli. During the final training session on Friday, the central defender suffered a groin strain.

“He will not only miss this week, but also one or two more weeks,” explained head coach Merlin Polzin shortly before kickoff in a DAZN interview.

Against BVB, Jordan Torunarigha will move into the starting lineup in place of Elfadli. The summer signing, who has rarely impressed so far, will play as the left part of the Hanseatic back three alongside the recovered Nicolas Capaldo and Luka Vuskovic.

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HSV has to do without a second central defender

Nevertheless, this absence hits HSV hard. With Warmed Omari, the promoted team already has to do without another defender who started the season as a regular. The Comoros international is suffering from a torn lateral ligament with syndesmosis involvement. Omari is not expected to be an option again until the start of the second half of the season.

Elfadli is not expected to be out for quite as long. However, from the Libyan’s point of view, the matches against FC Augsburg (22.11) and VfB Stuttgart (30.11) after the international break will probably come too soon.

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