Sydney FC head coach Ufuk Talay revealed superstar Douglas Costa is set to miss “six to eight weeks” due to a hamstring injury.
Costa hobbled off in Sydney’s 3-0 Big Blue win over 10-man rivals Melbourne Victory last week, with the former Brazil, Bayern Munich and Juventus attacker withdrawn three minutes into the second half.
“Not good,” Talay said when asked Possibly six to eight weeks with his hamstring.
“Hopefully we will try to push him towards our first ACL game in February.”
Costa impressed against Victory before succumbing to injury, setting up one of Joe Lolley’s two goals against Victory at Allianz Stadium.
He has scored two goals and supplied two assists in the Isuzu UTE A-League since joining Sydney at the start of 2024-25.
Talay added: “I think he was enjoying himself. He had a really good first half against Melbourne Victory.
“He’s probably as frustrated as I am but the reality is the opportunity arises for someone else now.”
Talay – who also said Patryk Klimala is available for selection against Newcastle Jets on Saturday – continued: “It’s disappointing but these things happen. We will just make sure we get him right and push him again.
