Germany’s youth national teams have suffered a few personnel setbacks during the international break, although there is some positive news regarding Bayern Munich prospect Cassiano Kiala.
According to Sky Germany, Germany’s U-21 team will be without goalkeeper Mio Backhaus, forward Nicolo Tresoldi, and defender Hendry Blank for the upcoming games.
Tresoldi and Blank suffered concussions following a collision during training and must sit out in accordance with the DFB’s concussion protocol. Backhaus
is also unavailable.
U-21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo has responded by calling up goalkeeper Hannes Hermann and Hoffenheim forward Max Moerstedt. Germany face Belgium in Essen on Friday before taking on Croatia.
Meanwhile, there was initially some concern surrounding Bayern Munich’s 17-year-old center-back Cassiano Kiala. According to Bild (via @iMiaSanMia), Kiala picked up an issue in the abdominal and hip area during Germany U-19’s match against Sweden and was substituted in the second half.
That was particularly concerning given that the youngster had only recently returned from a serious ankle injury sustained over the summer.
However, there is good news following further examinations — Kiala has been given the all-clear, with no injury detected. His substitution was precautionary after he experienced discomfort in the abdominal and hip area.
A welcome relief for Bayern and the young defender, who can hopefully continue building momentum after an already frustrating period on the injury front.
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