Overview

• Medical assessments reported via SID and Sport1 indicate Couto sustained a severe knee bruise rather than a major injury.
• There is a small chance he features in Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga opener at FC St. Pauli, with greater optimism reported for Julian Ryerson’s return from calf issues.
• Couto was stretchered off following a high, forceful challenge by Kelsey Owusu during Dortmund’s 1–0 DFB-Pokal win at Rot-Weiss Essen.
• Rot-Weiss Essen issued an apology for the foul and publicly denounced racist abuse directed at Owusu on social media.
• The club said it temporarily disabled Instagram comments due to abusive posts, and noted that Owusu deactivated his personal Instagram account.