North Rhine-Westphalia: Long break for Uchino: right-back injured

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Second division soccer team Fortuna Düsseldorf has to do without defender Takashi Uchino for several weeks. The 21-year-old right-back has torn the syndesmosis in his left ankle and will undergo surgery on Friday. The club announced this on Thursday. Uchino has been playing for Fortuna since 2021, but has only made short appearances in the second division so far.