Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach announced the muscle-fiber tear in Fabio Chiarodia’s right thigh shortly before the DFB-Pokal match against Karlsruher SC.
- The 20-year-old suffered the injury in training after recently returning from a left adductor problem.
- Club guidance and media reports describe a multi-week absence, with WAZ suggesting he may not play again this calendar year.
- Chiarodia featured in the first five Bundesliga matches of the season, though reports differ on whether he started three or four of them.
- His unavailability further thins Gladbach’s defensive options as the team sits at the bottom of the Bundesliga table.