MSV Duisburg will have to do without captain Sebastian Mai for the rest of the season. He suffered a serious injury.

In already difficult times, MSV Duisburg has to cope with bad news. Captain Sebastian Mai will no longer be able to play this season.

The 30-year-old has suffered a cruciate ligament rupture. This was revealed by examinations after the third division game against 1860 Munich (1:4), in which Mai had to be substituted injured.

He was injured shortly after coming on as a substitute in the second half without any contact from an opponent. “It didn’t feel good. That’s fitting for a day like this. We hope that he hasn’t injured himself too badly,” said coach Boris Schommers afterwards.

But the Zebras hoped in vain and will have to start the race to avoid relegation without their leader, who was last used mainly in the center of the forward line. “This is a bitter setback that we have to digest first,” said Schommers in the media round before the home game against Halleschen FC on Tuesday evening (7 p.m., RS live ticker), and sent a ‘head up, Basti’ in the direction of the Dresden-born player.

Marvin Bakalorz is another experienced player currently missing from the team. Schommers estimates that the defensive player will be out for four to six weeks with his knee injury. Chinedu Ekene, Pascal Köpke and Dennis Smarsch are also still missing.

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At least: Alongside Caspar Jander, who was suspended against 1860 Munich due to a suspension for yellow cards, Benjamin Girth Schommers, who has been plagued by the flu, provides Schommers with another attacking option. However, winter signing Daniel Ginczek will start in the front line again, as Schommers announced on Tuesday.

And Marvin Knoll is also ready for the starting eleven. “He will lead the team onto the pitch as captain,” said Schommers about the defender, who has been suffering from a torn muscle in recent weeks and sat out the weekend match.