Lightning comeback of Silas Katompa Mvumpa at VfB Stuttgart? Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo contradicts with vehemence.
Stuttgart – How is it really about Silas Katompa Mvumpa (22)?
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Silas Katompa Mvumpa (22, r.) is already doing quite well on the treadmill, as Sasa Kalajdzic (24) shows in his Instagram story. © Screenshot/Instagram/Sasa Kalajdzic
After tearing his cruciate ligament, the star kicker from VfB Stuttgart is currently working full steam ahead on his comeback.
This is also evidenced by an Instagram story from Friday by teammate Sasa Kalajdzic (24), who is also injured.
On it is Katompa Mvumpa on the treadmill. Kalajdzic, who is currently recovering from a serious shoulder injury, writes: “Bravoooo Silaaaaas”.
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But how close is the 22-year-old to returning to team training?
Recently expressed Mvumpa’s adviser Mehmet Eser to the Bild newspaper still as follows: “Silas has worked very diligently. His knee is stable. He is completely healthy, as confirmed by our doctors and also by VfB. He will be able to return to full team training in the near future.”
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Must continue to wait for his return to team training: Silas Katompa Mvumpa (22). © Tom Weller/dpa
Stuttgart coach Pellegrino Matarazzo (43), however, sees things quite differently from the player’s advisor.
At the press conference on Friday he contradicted Eser on TAG24 inquiry with vehemence: “I was a bit surprised by the message. Have of course immediately called our medical department and asked if I missed anything.”
No, he did not: “I can not confirm it,” the practice manager continued. With the Silas return he still expects, as already communicated, “at the earliest in mid-November”.
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Due to the severity of the injury, his physique and the “dynamism” Mvumpa needs for his game, “it would not make sense to integrate him into training too early,” Matarazzo warned.
The VfB striker had injured his ankle in March during the match vs. FC Bayern Munich tore the cruciate ligament. It was triggered by an unfortunate duel with then FCB star David Alaba (29).
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