Dortmund confirmed Karetsas’ foot injury from the goalless Union Berlin draw is milder than first feared. Could this setback derail his rise?
The Greece international, signed from Genk this summer, is now on his fifth Bundesliga outing and has already registered an assist.
He entered the Berlin match in the 62nd minute, only to be forced off eight minutes later.
Sporting director Ole Book said after the game, “We hope it’s not too serious. I’m not feeling great about it right now.”
Sport director Lars Ricken later clarified on Monday that the summer signing suffered a foot ligament strain but isn’t expected to be sidelined for long.
He’ll miss the flight to Baku and the Saturday clash with Frankfurt. It’s frustrating, yet we anticipated a worse reaction from his teammates, the former midfielder added as the squad prepared for the Champions League tie against Sabah.
Karetsas also sat out the 3‑0 victory over Paderborn on Matchday 3 after a previous health scare.