failures into the new year
Central defender Sepp van den Berg from FC Schalke 04 has to take a long break. The 20-year-old injured his ankle in the 3-2 draw against FC Augsburg on Sunday. Sports director Rouven Schröder initially spoke of a possible fracture, but the Royal Blues have now confirmed a serious ligament injury. Van den Berg picked up the injury in the 50th minute when he blocked a shot from Mergim Berisha and then played unluckily. The Dutchman had to be carried off the pitch.
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Midfielder Rodrigo Zalazar Schalke is also missing for a long time, the 23-year-old Uruguayan has suffered a metatarsal fracture. The football year is over for both van den Berg and Zalazar. Schröder said about the two injuries on Monday afternoon: “It’s extremely bitter. “In the past we have shown several times that as a group we can cope with injury-related absences, no matter how serious they are – we will do the same this time. We have absolute confidence in the squad. We wish Sepp and Rodri a speedy recovery. Both will have our full support so that they can be back on the pitch as soon as possible.
Van den Berg has only been playing for the Royal Blues since the start of the season, the 20-year-old Dutchman was loaned out for a year by Liverpool FC, where his working paper runs until 2024. Since his move, S04 coach Frank Kramer had relied on the five-time U21 international for the Dutch team in the defensive center. Van den Berg played all games over the full 90 minutes until his injury.
Two players join in #S04FCA suffered an injury. Sepp van den Berg was diagnosed with a severe ligament injury @rodriZalazar10 suffered a metatarsal fracture. Get well soon #S04 | #GetWellSoon | #We stay
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04) October 3, 2022
The first version of the article appeared on Monday morning and was updated after Schalke confirmed it
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