Lucas Rosa Injury: Forced off injured

Rosa (undisclosed) was forced off with an injury at halftime in Saturday's 3-3 draw against Sparta Rotterdam, coach John Heitinga confirmed in a press conference, according to ADSportwereld. "I think we've also had to deal with a lot of injuries in recent weeks. Lucas was substituted again at half-time."

Rosa suffered an undisclosed injury during Saturday's draw against Sparta and will hope to recover in time for the game against AZ after the break, as well as for the crucial clash against Chelsea in two weeks in the Champions League. Ajax currently have two defeats in the competition and will need to perform against the Blues to keep their hopes alive. Anton Gaaei is expected to replace Rosa in the backline if he has to miss time.