Defense scores goals, returning Silas hope: VfB breathes a sigh of relief

VfB Stuttgart scored three very important points against Mainz.

The defenders score the goals again.

The comeback of Silas in the closing stages should give the Swabians an additional boost.

Stuttgart - The fans loudly shouted the returning hope - and Silas Katompa Mvumpa did them a favor. For a moment the winger of VfB Stuttgart let himself be celebrated all by himself, then he enjoyed VfB Stuttgart's liberation blow again side by side with his colleagues lined up in front of the curve. With the 2: 1 (1: 1) against 1. FSV Mainz 05, the Swabians ended their negative streak in the Bundesliga on Friday, in which they had previously lost three times in a row, and at least temporarily climbed from 16th to 13th. Table position.

Silas, who made his comeback in the 85th minute after an eight-month injury break, only played a minor role. The return of the Congolese should give VfB an impetus for the outstanding tasks until the winter break. "The stadium exploded," said goal scorer Borna Sosa at DAZN about the substitution of the teammate. “He's very important to us.” Everyone “missed” Silas, emphasized coach Pellegrino Matarazzo.

Against Mainz it was again the defenders who had to score the goals for the offensively damaged Stuttgart.

First Hiroki Ito hit with a remarkable flick (21st), then Sosa from an acute angle under the crossbar (51st).

Eight of VfB's 18 league goals this season are the result of defenders.

Top striker Sasa Kalajdzic, who scored 16 goals last season, will be absent from VfB until the end of the year due to a shoulder surgery.

Chris Führich, who would have returned to the squad after recovering from an ankle injury against the 05er, is now absent due to a corona infection.

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After all, in addition to Omar Marmoush, who has recovered from syndesmotic problems, who was in the starting XI for the first time since mid-October, Silas is now back.

"It was about giving him a few minutes and building him up for the coming weeks," said Coach Matarazzo of the Joker.

His team recently “had to take a lot,” said the coach.

Against Mainz, among other things, the 1-1 with a header from Alexander Hack (39th).

Unlike the 2-1 defeat in Dortmund a week earlier, the Swabians were able to reward themselves for their effort this time.

And at the end even welcome one of your most important players back to your ranks.

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