Overview

• Vieira’s knee showed no ligament or meniscus damage in overnight checks, and no UKE referral is planned.
• The playmaker was sent off in the eighth minute of stoppage time against Union Berlin after the challenge that left him hurt.
• He will miss the Mainz match because of the dismissal as the DFB determines whether the ban extends beyond one game.
• Center-back Warmed Omari exited in the 76th minute with an ankle problem that remains swollen, delaying definitive imaging and diagnosis.
• HSV may need to reshuffle for Mainz if Omari cannot go, with coach Merlin Polzin weighing alternatives in defense and attack.