Busuladzic's season is over
Kenan Busuladzic has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He is done for the season (1) (2) (4).
Malmö FF confirmed the injury after the examination. The 19-year-old midfielder needs surgery, and the club and the player will not comment further while he waits for the operation (3).
"Under undersökningen kunde det tyvärr konstateras att främre korsbandet i vänster knä är skadat," the club stated (1).
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In his own message he wrote: "Jag kommer göra allt för att komma tillbaka starkare och bättre än innan" (1).
He went off early in the 4–1 win over Örgryte IS at home on Sunday, September 13 (2).
4–1 against Örgryte, and then the bad news
Malmö FF 4–1 Örgryte IS at home on Sunday, September 13. A big win in the Allsvenskan, three points, and a performance that looked like the team finding its feet again.
Then the injury hit. Busuladzic went down early, and the win lost some of its shine (2).
That result makes it four games unbeaten: GAIS 0–1 Malmö FF on August 16, IK Sirius 0–1 Malmö FF on August 31, a 0–0 against AIK at home on September 7, and now the Örgryte win. The only defeat in the last five was the 0–3 against Djurgården at home on August 24.
You sit fifth in the Allsvenskan with 33 points from 21 games, goal difference +6.
Västerås away on Saturday
Next up is Västerås SK away on Saturday, September 19, kickoff 15:00 CEST.
Malmö FF go there off that unbeaten run and needing points to keep climbing from fifth.
The squad now goes into it without Busuladzic for the rest of the campaign.
Fan reactions
The mood in the r/Allsvenskan thread is mostly about tipping games and the extra midweek round, not about the injury news. Fans are filling in predictions for round 22, with a reminder that some fixtures are played on Wednesday. The tip thread is here.
