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Berlin (dpa) - After a good eleven weeks injury break, Max Kruse is ready for a comeback at 1. FC Union Berlin.
As coach Urs Fischer confirmed on Thursday, the 32-year-old should be part of the squad for the Bundesliga game at SC Freiburg.
"It would be possible," said Fischer about a deployment of the offensive star on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky) in Breisgau.
"If a player is available, he has absolute approval, otherwise I wouldn't say it like that," noted the Union coach.
Kruse had torn a muscle bundle in the derby at Hertha BSC (1: 3) in early December.
On Tuesday, he had passed the last medical checks for the comeback.
However, after the long break, Kruse is not expected in the starting line-up.
According to Fischer, it is still open whether Andreas Luthe will return to the Union-Tor after his break in Freiburg for private reasons.
A decision may be made before leaving on Friday.
Luthe returned to team training on Thursday.
Should he not be available, Loris Karius would probably be the substitute again.
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Union Berlin has not been able to win the last five games in the Bundesliga.
Against the strong home from Freiburg, the Berliners have to prepare for a rise in temperature.
After the freezing temperatures in the capital, temperatures of up to 18 degrees Celsius are expected on matchday in Freiburg.
"It's not that easy, it makes a difference," said Fischer.
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