Roberto De Zerbi Confirms Pervis Estupinan Is Out Ahead Of Europa League Clash In Recent Brighton Team News

The recent Brighton team news has confirmed that Pervis Estupinan will be missing for maybe a month. He’ll miss their second Europa League match.

Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that Estupinan will be out of their Europa League clash with Marseille. It’s an important game for the Seagulls as they lost their first game against AEK Athens.

The news that Estupinan is injured will come as a big blow to De Zerbi. The Columbian was taken off at half-time during their 6-1 defeat to Aston Villa.

When discussing the Brighton team news, specifically Estupinan, De Zerbi said:

“Estupinan is injured and he can’t play for a long time. He’s an important player we are losing. We can play in that position with [Tariq] Lamptey, Igor [Julio].

“One month, more or less.”

🔵🇪🇨 Bad news for Brighton as Pervis Estupinan will be out for “long time”, says Roberto de Zerbi.

“Estupinan is injured, I can say that he can’t play for a long time. Of course we lose an important player”. pic.twitter.com/5jMhOGz76N

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 4, 2023

Not only will he miss their next Europa League game, he’s going to miss two crucial Premier League games. Brighton face Liverpool and Man City in a crucial double encounter for Brighton.

The two games against Premier League title challengers will be a test to see where Brighton are this season, and a test of how they’re handling the addition of the Europa League to their schedule.

Other Brighton Team News

There is other Brighton team news that will affect De Zerbi’s side ahead of their trip to France.

Julio Enciso and Jakub Moder are two players that are definitely out for Brighton.

There are doubts over the fitness of experienced players Adam Lallana and James Milner. The pair will be missed by Brighton as they over experience of the biggest stages, something Brighton lack in their squad.

Pascal Gross is also a doubt and hasn’t featured since their opening Europa League game.

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