Wellington Phoenix KEY player will MISS……

Oskar Zawada’s injury may keep him out of the Phoenix lineup for up to four weeks.

Star attacker Oskar Zawana’s thigh injury may keep him out of action for up to four weeks, according to Wellington Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano.

taliano stated he was still unable to call on Zawada during his media conference prior to the Phoenix’s Isuzu-UTE A-League match against Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. The striker is still sidelined with a thigh contusion that prevented him from playing in the team’s 3-0 victory over Macarthur last Monday.

“We’re still determining how serious the damage is. He has been unwell for a few days. He experienced some bleeding after the injury. He could miss up to four weeks of work due to what looks to be a grade three tear, according to Italiano.

“Hopefully, we’ll learn a little bit later.”

early the following week. We’ll watch to see how his injury heals. His thigh was drained of some fluid.

“Though it’s going better than we anticipated, it’s still too early to call.”

Zawada was the Phoenix’s top scorer and the team’s player of the year the previous campaign.