Austria's national team on alert: key players fail!

Austria's national team on alert: key players fail!

Austria's national football team faces a powerful challenge! In the decisive play-off second leg for the return to league A of the Nations League next Sunday at 6 p.m. in Belgrade, head coach Ralf Rangnick has to do without two key players: Christoph Baumgartner and Alexander Prass. These personnel reduction could turn out to be catastrophic for the ÖFB selection, since both players had to leave the team camp prematurely for health reasons.

Christoph Baumgartner, the offensive playmaker of RB Leipzig, suffered a slight concussion in the first leg in Vienna, which ended 1-1. He had fallen to the ground after a head together and was only able to continue playing after a short time, but was then replaced due to his injury. This was confirmed by official bodies after an MRI examination, which was carried out on Friday, which meant that Baumgartner could definitely not travel to Serbia. According to the strict guidelines of the FIFA for returnees after head injuries, a comeback is excluded in the second leg.

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But also Alexander Prass, left -back at TSG Hoffenheim, will not be fit in time to run in Belgrade. Already in the first leg he was not there due to ankle problems. This means that Austria has to compete without two important players who can make a significant contribution to the success of the team. The absence of the two star players presents the ÖFB selection with a massive challenge, because on Sunday it is decided whether Austria can rise to the A group of the Nations League. The game in the Rajko Mitić stadium is therefore a fate game for the team!

like krone.at and oe24.at , this duel could not only for the players, but also for the entire nation be enormous in importance - a quick, alternatively strong team performance is required to pass against Serbia!