Gaston Sirino Injured After Returning From Injury, Joins 6 Other Mamelodi Sundowns Players Out of Action

• Mamelodi Sundowns have another player joining the injury list as Gaston Sirino has suffered a setback
• Gaston Sirino had just returned to fitness after suffering a broken nose but has been ruled out again with a calf strain
• Mamelodi Sundowns currently have 7 players out of action with various injuries and no return dates confirmed

It’s going from bad to worse for Mamelodi Sundowns’ Gaston Sirino.

Just three weeks after being sidelined with a broken nose, the Uruguayan has picked up another injury while competing in a friendly game.

Sirino was originally injured during Sundowns’ CAF Champions League opening game against Al Hilal when a nasty accidental clash with an opposition player left him with a broken nose.

As a result, he was unavailable for the team’s other CAF encounters again Al Merrikh and Al Ahly and missed their DStv Premiership games as well.

While participating in a friendly match to boost his fitness ahead of a return to the squad, Sirino sadly picked up a calf strain, Soccer Laduma reported.

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Co-coach, Rulani Mokwena confirmed that the player was back on the injury list due to the strain and would miss out on the Nedbank Cup game against Mathaithai FC.

He could also miss out on the game against Al Ahly too.

Sirino’s new injury sees him join a growing list of Sundowns’ players who are currently out of action.

As reported by Goal.com, Denis Onyango, Erwin Saavedra, Pavol Safranko, Rivaldo Coetzee, Mosa Lebusa and Gift Motupa are all unavailable. Mokwena could also not disclose when any of the injured players would be back in the squad.

Mamelodi Sundowns also confirmed the injury list on their Twitter account.

With Masandawana still competing on three fronts, the depth of their squad is now more important than ever.

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In other news related to the Brazilians, Sports Brief earlier focused on their upcoming fixture. The Nedbank Cup is known as a giant-killing competition, and Mathaithai FC will hope that is the case when they take on Mamelodi Sundowns.

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The reigning DStv Premiership champions, Sundowns, will host Mathaithai FC in the Nedbank Cup’s round of 16 fixture. Mathaithai FC currently plays in the third tier of South African football, as they competed in the ABC Motsepe League, in the Free State division.

Mathaithai FC are third on the table, one place above former DStv Premiership side, Bloemfontein Celtic. Sundowns made their way into the round of 16 by beating Richards Bay FC, 4-0, while Mathaithai FC beating fellow lower division side, NC Professionals, 2-0.