Drama surrounding ÖFB star
Thigh surgery! Baumgartner out for a long time
Two days after suffering a severe muscle injury that will keep him out of the World Cup in North America, national soccer team player Christoph Baumgartner underwent surgery on Wednesday!
The procedure on his right thigh was performed by a specialist in Turku, Finland. Baumgartner is expected to be sidelined for several months.
Also out for post-World Cup international matches
After receiving the diagnosis, Baumgartner traveled to Finland early Wednesday morning; by the afternoon, he was already on the operating table. Due to the subsequent rehabilitation break, the 26-year-old from Lower Austria will not only miss the start of the season with his club RB Leipzig but is also expected to miss the first ÖFB international matches following the World Cup.
Pain in the hip flexor area
In the Nations League, the Austrians will host Israel in Linz on September 24 and Kosovo in Vienna three days later. The tour continues in Ireland (October 1) and Kosovo (October 4).
Baumgartner was injured on Monday during the warm-up for the World Cup dress rehearsal in Vienna against Tunisia (1-0). According to the ÖFB, the 58-time international felt a sharp pain in his hip flexor while taking a shot. ÖFB head coach Ralf Rangnick subsequently replaced him in the starting lineup with Michael Gregoritsch.
Departure on Thursday
The ÖFB squad will thus begin its journey to the team’s headquarters in Goleta near Santa Barbara on Thursday with 25 players instead of the permitted 26, including Florian Grillitsch and Patrick Wimmer, who were not yet deployed against Tunisia due to their muscle injuries.
According to the ÖFB, both are expected to be fully fit and available by the time the World Cup kicks off. The team will be seen off on Thursday morning at Vienna International Airport by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen before their scheduled flight to the U.S.
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