Without regular goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow, Marton Dardai and Stevan Jovetic, Hertha BSC started the derby week on Tuesday afternoon.
Keeper Schwolow and centre-back Dardai were missing from team training due to a cold, according to club sources. Jovetic is in quarantine. Dardai had left the quarters of the German U-21 national team on Sunday because of his infection. Jovetic, scorer in the 1:1 against Leverkusen before the league break, had tested positive for the Corona virus during his trip to the Montenegrin national team last week. He therefore missed the international matches against the Netherlands and Turkey. His appearance in the capital derby against 1. FC Union on Saturday evening is questionable. Defence boss Dedryck Boyata will definitely be missing. The Belgian was suspended for three games after his red card in Sinsheim.
Rune Jarstein, Peter Pekarik, Lukas Klünter and Vladimir Darida only trained individually on Tuesday. Klünter, who had shoulder surgery in September, is not an option for the derby. Darida has been suffering from a hamstring injury since last week. Should the Czech miss the match as expected, Lucas Tousart is the first candidate for a place in the starting eleven. The former captain of the French U-21 national team has been a substitute in each of the last three league matches.
Looking ahead to the derby and Hertha’s chances, the midfielder had. We have looked good in the last duels against Union and have steadily improved over the course of this season. There are three derbies this season, including the DFB Cup Round of 16 match in January. And we want to show in all three games that we are the number 1 in Berlin. “
