Junuzovic fit, Grillitsch and Zander called up

After having a cold, Junuzovic is back to full strength (Photo: WERDER.DE).
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Friday, 25.09.2015 / 17:47

Having been bedridden for ten days with a cold, and only being ready for a short appearance, Junuzovic is back. Having been inactive, he is not match fit yet, but...

Having been bedridden for ten days with a cold, and only being ready for a short appearance, Junuzovic is back. Having been inactive, he is not match fit yet, but the Austrian playmaker made it clear that he "can play on Saturday. It is getting better every day."

Lukas Fröde received a lot of praise from head coach Skripnik (Photo: nph).

"If Juno shows that he is fully fit again in training, he will play against Leverkusen," said head coach Viktor Skripnik. Juno wants to be able to play on Saturday and the coach and fans alike would be glad to see him back in the team. "We saw how important he is to us in the Hoffenheim game."

After his sending off against Darmstadt, Bargfrede will join Bartels watching from the stands. Ulisses Garcia will also miss out due to his broken toe. The head coach hopes for his to be available in two to three weeks.

To replace the unavailable players, youth players Florian Grillitsch, Luca Zander und Lukas Fröde have received the call up to the squad. "We have had very good feedback from the U23 coaching team. They are all good options for us, not just for training," said Skripnik in his press conference. The coach heaped special praise onto 20-year-old Fröde. "He has a good attitude, he is a team player. He's good in the air, too. Lukas will be helpful for us in certain situations."

Here is the squad for the game against Leverkusen:

Zetterer, Wiedwald - S. Garcia, Gálvez, Lukimya, Vestergaard, Fritz, Jóhannsson, Öztunali, Pizarro, Junuzovic,Kroos, Ujah, Grillitsch, Gebre Selassie, Zander, Sternberg and Fröde.

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