Overview

• The DFB suspended its preliminary ban on Jordan Torunarigha after an HSV appeal, making him eligible for Saturday’s DFB-Pokal first-round match at FK Pirmasens.
• In Friday’s final training session, Torunarigha replaced Aboubaka Soumahoro in the A-team formation alongside Daniel Elfadli and Wared Omari.
• Coach Merlin Polzin shifted Rayan Philippe to the offensive right flank over Emir Sahiti, signaling multiple potential changes for the cup opener.
• The association warned that referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer’s forthcoming report on the Mallorca friendly could still trigger a suspension.
• That looming possibility casts doubt over Torunarigha’s availability for HSV’s Bundesliga opener against Borussia Mönchengladbach on August 24.