Stuttgart (dpa) – Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart has major problems in central midfield before the game at FSV Mainz 05.
In addition to the yellow-banned Atakan Karazor, captain Wataru Endo is also out on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky). The Japanese national player, who is in domestic isolation after a positive corona test, has “no chance” of an assignment, said VfB trainer Pellegrino Matarazzo.
Wer Endo and Karazor in the defensive midfield of the relegation-prone Table-15. will replace, Matarazzo left open. One possibility is to pull the defense chief Waldemar Anton forward. Center forward Sasa Kalajdzic, who had to pause in the 2-0 draw against Borussia Dortmund due to a corona infection, feels good and “is fit for the game”.
For the Stuttgart team, who are weak away from home this season, the fourth-best home team in the league in Mainz will depend particularly on the robustness and tackling strength of their players, said Matarazzo. “We need power and intensity, otherwise we don’t stand a chance.”