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| Hoang Dinh Tung of FLC Thanh Hoa (left) will miss his first matches at the V.League 2017. — Photo bdpcdn.net |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Strikers Hoang Dinh Tung of FLC Thanh Hoa and Gaston Merlo of SHB Da Nang will miss their first matches when V.League 2017 kicks off next week.
Tung suffered a knee injury in a friendly tournament match between his team and Ha Noi FC earlier this month.
He had surgery and may only be back in action by the end of January. It means that the 28-year-old player will miss at least the two first matches of the season when Thanh Hoa play former champions Song Lam Nghe An on home turf and Sanna Khanh Hoa on away ground.
Merlo, meanwhile, broke his toe during the Mekong Club Cup last week when Da Nang drew 2-2 against Myanmar’s Yadanarbon FC.
Doctors said the Argentinean, who was top scorer last season with 24 goals, needs some six weeks to recover.
Merlo is the second key striker of his team sidelined ahead of the tournament following Vo Huy Toan, who has a broken arm and is out of work for five months. Both players are not registered for the first half of the V.League.
Da Nang will play Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the first match and compete against Sai Gon FC a week later. — VNS
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