Melbourne Victory gaffer Grant Brebner has confirmed that Marco Rojas will not feature in the fixture against Brisbane Roar at the Dolphin Stadium on Sunday.
The attacking midfielder appeared to be in a bit of pain in the first-half of the recent home game against the Roar. But following a consultation with the physio, it was decided that the 29-year old would continue.
Victory were cautious and put the New Zealander through his paces during half-time, but he needed to be taken off with less than 20 minutes to go as Elvis Kamsoba came on as the substitute.
While the Scotsman initially appeared to be tight lipped about the injury following the game that ended in a 3-1 defeat for his side, he has now taken the cautious route to give Rojas some rest as the club expect that the star will be fit to face Adelaide United later this month.
“Marco has been cleared of any serious damage but as a precaution he won’t travel with the team to play Brisbane Roar this Sunday,” Brebner said, according to the club’s official website.
“He does have some tightness in his hamstring which we’ll continue to monitor, and barring any setbacks we expect he will be available to play against Adelaide United.”
Victory travel to take on Brisbane at the Dolphin Stadium on Sunday.
