Diakhate Out For The Season

The news is grim for Dynamo, as influential defender Pape Diakhate has been ruled out for a minimum of four months with meniscus damage in his knee. The Senegalese center half suffered the injury in a friendly match with Russian champions Rubin Kazan. He is due to undergo surgery in Belgium on Saturday. To shore up defensive ranks Dynamo brought back Malkhaz Asatiani on a loan deal from Lokomotiv Moscow. The Georgian defender will be with the UPL leaders until the end of May.

However Asatiani will not be able to help Dynamo when they take on Valencia in the UEFA Cup on February 18. Contrary to earlier reports Asatiani’s name does not appear on the roster submitted by Dynamo two weeks ago. In a recent interview manager Yuri Semin suggested he will pair Betao with Taras Mykhalyk in the center of defense, with Andriy Nesmachniy moving across the pitch to fill the right back spot. The move may be necessitated by the ongoing injury struggles of Ayila Yussuf, who is unlikely to be ready for Valencia. Semin also mentioned an injury to Ismael Bangoura without revealing any details. New acquisition Guilherme has not taken part in any of the test matches and will not be an option for Semin in the near future.

With much of the squad away on national team duty, Dynamo held two friendly matches at their camp in Marbella. Artem Kravets set up Milos Ninkovic for an easy tap-in and left Diogo Rincon with just the keeper to beat as Dynamo cruised to a 2-0 triumph over Sparta Prague on Monday. The absences combined with the injuries forced Semin to play with a three man back line. Today Dynamo played to a scoreless draw with Danish Superliga team Esbjerg fB. Asatiani made his first appearance since coming back into the fold. Dynamo featured just two regulars in Stanyslav Bohush and Oleksandr Aliyev. Bohush is in a fitness race and needs match practice while Aliyev will miss the Valencia match through suspension. Dynamo will wrap up camp on Saturday with a friendly against their namesakes from Moscow.

Category: Dynamo Kyiv Team News

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