BERLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has been recovering well after being involved in a car crash and suffering minor injuries, and could make Saturday’s league game at Werder Bremen, coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.
Nigeria forward Boniface was a passenger in a car involved in a crash a day after he had scored the winner in the German champions’ 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, and sustained minor injuries to a hand and foot.
“We will decide after training today,” Alonso told a press conference. All he had was a few days to forget all about it. I saw him yesterday and told him that he looked much better.
“We will wait. If he feels better then he will travel with us to Bremen. Today is training and the last test.”
Boniface has five league goals this campaign but he was not part of their 1-1 Champions League draw with Brest on Wednesday.
Leverkusen are fourth on 14 points, three points behind the leaders and having won only one of their last three games.
They will also be without midfielder Amine Adli for several months after he broke a fibula in the game against Brest and underwent surgery on Thursday.
“A big loss for us. We will miss him,” Alonso said. A very important player for the squad and always a big influence. It was the worst news. It is time for us to wait for a long time for him.”
