TEAM TALK: Striker back, defender waiting

Franco Di Santo is back in the team after serving his suspension (photo: nph)
First Team
Friday, 20.03.2015 / 17:26

+++ Di Santo in squad, Lukimya to become father again: Werder's top scorer Franco Di Santo is back in the squad for the game against 1. FC Köln after serving his suspension...

+++ Di Santo in squad, Lukimya to become father again: Werder’s top scorer Franco Di Santo is back in the squad for the game against 1. FC Köln after serving his suspension.  In more good news, Assani Lukimya is expecting the birth of his second child today and therefore missed training. Whether or not the defender will be available for the match will be known later on today. Because of this Viktor Skripnik has named a 19 man squad for the trip to Cologne. Santiago Garcia, meanwhile, trained alone in the weights room. His inclusion in the squad, however is not a risk.

Argentinian left back is in the 19 man squad

Wolf, Casteels - Garcia, Caldirola, Lukimya, Makiadi, Vestergaard, Fritz, Di Santo, Öztunali, Prödl, Junuzovic,Kroos, Aycicek, Bartels, Gebre Selassie, Selke, Sternberg und Bargfrede. +++ 

+++ Christmas in the away end: Werder can look forward to some special support for the game against Köln. Around 100 office workers will be cheering on the Green-Whites after the team donated tickets to those who work so hard behind the scenes at the club, for Christmas. Up the Greens! +++

The Werder pub "Flotte" invites all the early birds for a quick pre-match drink! (photo: WERDER.DE)

+++ Quick drink in the "Flotte" bar: For those early birds who head to the ground on Saturday, without any pre-match activities planned, the Werder pub "Flotte" will be open just for you! From 11:11 CET you can enjoy a quick drink before heading to the stadium for kick off. After the game, the "After Match Party" will be taking place on Zülpicher Platz in the iconic Werder bar. It's definitely worth checking out! +++

+++ Ailton on the ice: On Saturday 2nd May 2015, the "Ice-footbal Cup 2015" is taking place in Cologne. SV Werder will be hoping to bring the title back with them to the Weser and they have named half their squad. Striker and "ice king" Ailton, the technically strong Andreas Herzog and defensive specialist Frank Verlaat make up the core of the team, with three prominent Werder fans set to join them. +++

The Werder Fan-Mobil will be at the ground on Saturday (WERDER.DE)

+++ The next milestone reached: Over 160,000 followers are following our live ticker on the Green-White's official Twitter profile. The excellent channel, which won the "German Prize for Online Communication", delivers all important Werder news to direct its fans in real time. Furthermore, in the leagues follower rankings, SVW are near the top in fifth place. WERDER.DE looks forward to the next milestone! +++

+++Just in time: Forgot your Werder shirt? Haven't got a green and white scarf? Fear not, the Werder Fan-Mobil will be at the ground in Cologne on Saturday. From 12:30 CET, the mobile fan shop will be open near the away entrance at the north end of the stadium, offering all the travelling fans some great deals. +++

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