Sabitzer injured: Austria's team without key players against Serbia!

Sabitzer injured: Austria's team without key players against Serbia!

Tragic news for the Austrian national football team: Marcel Sabitzer will miss the decisive Nations League playoff against Serbia due to injury. The midfielder, who plays for Borussia Dortmund, suffered a knee injury during a tackle in the Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig. During the action he collided with his teammate Pascal Groß, which resulted in him having to be carried off the pitch in tears in the 33rd minute Laola1 reported.

The severity of the injury was initially uncertain, but after an MRI scan it was confirmed that it was not a torn cruciate ligament, which would have ended his season prematurely. Instead, he needs four weeks for rehab training, as well Small newspaper reported. During this time, Sabitzer will miss the two international matches on Thursday in Vienna and on Sunday in Belgrade, which is a bitter setback for the team.

Consequences and alternatives

ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick is foregoing a subsequent nomination for Sabitzer, who has scored 20 goals in his 87 international matches for Austria but has not had a scorer point for Dortmund so far this season. In defense, however, David Alaba, who has also returned from a knee injury, could celebrate his comeback against Serbia. Xaver Schlager is also in the squad, but is expected to only play for short periods as he was also out for a long time due to another knee operation.