Claudio Pizarro will not be available in training for the time being, as the Peruvian is sidelined following a thigh injury sustained in Saturday’s Bundesliga encounter with FC Bayern München. On Sunday, Pizarro had an MRI scan to find out the extent of his injury.
“The examination showed that Claudio fortunately didn’t sustain any structural damage to the muscle, but the pain is likely stemming from a nerve. He will fly to Munich tomorrow to receive further treatment. We have to wait and see how he reacts to the treatment and how long he will be sidelined,” explained Nouri.
Niklas Moisander is also unable to take part in training after pulling a muscle in his thigh towards the end of the game with Bayern. “We have to assume that Niklas won’t be available in Augsburg but I hope that he will be back with us afterwards,” said the head coach, who will also not have Lamine Sané in training over the next few days. “He has an issue with his knee and will receive treatment over the next few days and train individually. As of right now we do expect that he will be on board for the Augsburg game,” said Frank Baumann.
