After Eriksson’s injury – the national team doctor gives reassuring message: “Does not affect the Olympics”

Sweden played Olympic rematch against Australia on Monday at Guldfågeln Arena in Kalmar. Then you had a nightmare already after half an hour.

When Magdalena Andersson was about to make a quick turn in her own penalty area, she slipped and sat down. Eriksson kept to the calf and was in noticeable pain. After treatment by the medical team, the national team captain Peter Gerhardsson then chose to replace Eriksson, and Emma Kullberg came in her place while Eriksson was led off the field with the help of the team doctors.

Magdalena Eriksson is considered a cog in the Swedish defense also in the club team Chelsea. After leading Chelsea to a league victory in the Women’s Super League as captain, Eriksson was selected as the league’s best eleven for the 2020-21 season.

National team doctor Mats Börjesson says that they will investigate whether it is a muscle strain or just a cramp in the case of Magdalena Eriksson. But that it would be any danger to the Olympics excludes Börjesson:

– There are five weeks left until the match in Japan – and this will not affect anything there (Olympics). I can say that here and now, says Börjesson to Fotbollskanalen.

Outfielder Hanna Glas was in charge of the match. Even in her case, it is not about something serious.

– She also had a little feeling. There we are a little calmer, there we will do a survey to see if there is no rupture. But she is training with this, and we will do an extra examination on her. But I’m not a bit worried, says Börjesson to Fotbollskanalen.

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