After almost a year of injury break, Peter Gulacsi returns to the goal of RB Leipzig. Coach Marco Rose confirmed on Tuesday that the 33-year-old will be used in the first round of the cup at SV Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday (20:45/ARD and Sky). Defending champion Leipzig will rotate in some positions at the second-division club. Whether Timo Werner will be used is still open. The striker had to sit out training because of back pain.
"We integrate Pete peu à peu. That's all it is for now," Rose said, referring to Janis Blaswich as the clear number one. "Pete is making his comeback after 11, 12 months. That's an important moment. Everything in the back is competition. But I'm not going to change goalkeepers in a three-day rhythm. At the moment, we are very well positioned."
Gulacsi had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee on October 5, 2022 against Celtic Glasgow in the tenth minute without outside influence. After an inaccurate back pass from Timo Werner, Gulacsi remained unfortunate in the turf during the rescue operation and had to be carried off the pitch on a stretcher.
After the first operation, the Hungarian national keeper had to undergo a further procedure in January because of a bacterial infection.
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