Niklas Eliasson, 26, was successful at AEK Athens.
On Sunday evening, the Swedish winger severely injured his foot in the Greek league.
– He has a broken ankle, AEK coach Matthias Almeida tells Nova.
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The Valkenburg-bred winger, who also played for Allsvenskan with AIK and IFK Norrköping, has managed in the Greek capital with six passes to score goals in nine league and cup matches.
AEK Aten is second in the Premier League behind the born-again Panathinaikos. AEK recently opened its new home arena, OPAP Arena, which has cost more than 900 million SEK and has seating for 32,500 spectators.
On Tuesday, Sweden’s squad for the international matches against Mexico and Algeria will be called up. There, Niklas Eliasson was probably one of the players involved following a successful move to Greece.
But it appears that the Swede was seriously injured.
severe foot injury
In the first leg match against Asteras Tripolis in the league on Sunday evening, Eliasson was faced hard by Bosnian national team player Ervin Zukanovic. The blow hit his foot and Niklas Eliasson had to leave the field in excruciating pain after just 20 minutes.
According to Greek media, the AEK Athens star fears a serious foot injury.
And the team coach, former Argentine national team star Matias Almeida, raged on the situation:
It’s unbelievable that the referee didn’t even take a free kick. Almeida tells Nova TV that he should have been given a red card right away.
Niklas Eliasson was taken to hospital in Tripoli and then to Athens for further examinations on the injured foot/ankle.
– It’s a broken ankle. If we had the VAR in this case, the opponent would at least get a penalty, says Almeida.
Apologize
In an Instagram post, Ervin Zukanovic apologizes to Niklas Eliasson:
“I am very sorry that I caused the damage. It was not my intention. I hope you recover quickly,” the Bosnian national team player writes.
Niklas Eliasson has played two under-21 internationals and 12 caps for Sweden’s under-17 and under-19 national teams.
The match between Asteras Tripolis and AEK Athens ended 1-1.
And Alexander Fransson, another Swede for Athens, was not in the match squad.