Xuan Son has not healed yet, To Van Vu is on the operating table

Another player had to have surgery

Despite doing everything they could, Nam Dinh FC still could not "overcome the hurdle" at Thien Truong Stadium, in the first leg of the round of 16 - AFC Champions League 2 (Asian Cup C2) which took place on the evening of February 12. Coach Vu Hong Viet's team received a "convincing" defeat with a score of 0-3 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC. This defeat almost closed the door for the team from Thanh Nam to continue in the Asian arena. Although football is known to have many surprises, having to beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the opponent's home field with a difference of 3 goals or more is considered an impossible task for the representative of Vietnam.

The Thien Truong Stadium team has almost no hope in the C2 Asian Cup, and is expected to continue to face difficulties in the domestic arena in the coming time. After the match with the Japanese representative, Coach Vu Hong Viet announced some bad news to the fans of the Nam Dinh team. "To Van Vu suffered a serious injury and had to undergo surgery. This is a huge loss for Nam Dinh Club. However, we still have alternative options such as Van Kien and Duc Huy to take over the position left by Van Vu", Coach Vu Hong Viet shared.

Van Vu is injured and has edema, so he should wait until the epidemic is over before having surgery.

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To Van Vu (28) had to have surgery.

Previously, To Van Vu was injured in the match between Nam Dinh Club and Hanoi Club on February 5, although the midfielder did not collide with anyone. The former player of Binh Duong Club left the field in pain. The time when Van Vu will return to the field is still undetermined, but according to coach Vu Hong Viet, this is clearly a big loss for Nam Dinh Club. Especially in the context of many key players being absent due to injury, the team from Nam Dinh will certainly face difficulties in the remaining journey in the important arena of V-League season 2024 - 2025.

Nam Dinh Club's attack line is seriously damaged.

Nguyen Xuan Son will certainly not be able to appear in the remaining part of V-League 2024 - 2025. Nguyen Van Toan and most recently To Van Vu do not know when they will return. It can be seen that Nam Dinh Club's attack is being seriously affected, when key factors that have long been under the control of coach Vu Hong Viet have been injured one after another. This is the "problem" that coach Vu Hong Viet needs to have a solution to soon, before the team at Thien Truong Stadium returns to fight in V-League with the goal of defending the championship.

Striker Brenner (right) has not shown much on his debut day with Nam Dinh Club, in the Asian Cup C2

Fans of the team from Thanh Nam have reason to worry, as the newly recruited Brazilian player has not been able to meet expectations. The newly arrived striker Brenner Oliveira was expected to fill the void left by Nguyen Xuan Son, but could not leave any mark on his debut day for Nam Dinh Club (a 0-3 loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in AFC Champions League 2). The Brazilian striker played quite poorly in attack and was replaced by coach Vu Hong Viet in the 64th minute. But that was in the Asian arena, when the team from Thanh Nam had to face a top Japanese club. In the V-League, who knows, maybe foreign player Brenner of Nam Dinh Club will have a better performance.

Nam Dinh FC needs to limit “missteps” if they want to defend the V-League championship. Coach Vu Hong Viet’s team is currently leading the rankings with 24 points, but has played 2 more matches than second-placed Thanh Hoa (22 points).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-nam-dinh-chong-chat-kho-khan-xuan-son-chua-lanh-to-van-vu-len-ban-mo-185250213151913499.htm