By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

HSV midfielder ruled out for weeks with muscle injury

The Argentine had to leave the field during HSV's narrow defeat to Leipzig yesterday.
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Hamburger SV have confirmed that Nicolas Capaldo has suffered an injury to his abdominal muscles and will be out for a few weeks.

The muscle injury was picked up during yesterday's home match for Hamburg against RB Leipzig which ended in a 1-2 defeat.

Capaldo was swiftly substituted after managing to play just 20 minutes in the match against the Saxony side before sustaining the blow.

The issue was revealed by thorough an MRI scan at the Athleticum sports complex at Volksparkstadion on Monday morning, March 2.

The 27-year-old Argentinian has made 20 Bundesliga appearances for HSV this season, starting 19 of them. 

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