Honma Out for Kashima Game

According to Niigata Nippo(a local newspaper), Honma underwent a test on his left knee yesterday which he twisted during a Sunday's league much against Urawa and Suzuki said that he will not play the tomorrow's game against league Champions,Kashima although the club has not annouced the details of his injury yet. Kogure who substituted for the Niigata-born midfielder in the match may get the first strating roll.

Marcio Back to Japan

The club announced Marcio Richardes who has recently stayed at Brazil to heel injury on an Achiles's tendon of his left foot, now diagnosed as inflammation will come back to Japn in early April.
However they didn't mention the situation with regaard to his recovery.

Marcio To Brazil

Club annouced Marcio left for Brazil to heel his injury on his Achiles's tendon.
However they did not reveal schedule of his return.
The No.10 player strained it in a preseason training session and have not played even a practice game and a league game so far.

Ohno Out for Three Month

Niigata annouced Kazunari Ohno had an operation on a fracture in the fifth metatarsal bone of his left foot. The 18 year old DF has just joined top team from the youth team this season and suffered the break during preseason camp in Guam island.

Uchida is back

Jun Uchida celebrate his 30th birthday to play the first game since he tore Medial Collateral ligament in his right foot in the league match last month.The right defender have played 45 minutes of the first half and commented "I am 50-60% physically now. " also, "I am ready for the saturday's game against Kawasaki if i can get my physical fitness back to 80%."

The team won the reserve match by 2-1 with goals from Chiaba and kawahara.

Atomu May End His Season

Albirex Niigata annouced Atomu Tanaka broke his fifth metatarsal bone of right foot and will take surgery on 21th. Sep. The manager Suzuki implied it difficult for the 19 year old MF to come backe in this season.

Silvinho Set To OP.

Albirex announced their influential play maker has gone back to his country to undergo surgery on arthritis of his both knee. He injured his knees in mid April.He had once come back but he recently has been sidelined again . According to the club, they are uncetain of time to his comback.This is massive blow for Niigata because they couldn't win any games without him this seasn.

Silvinho,"Reday for the game"

Silvinho returned to the full training and may play against tomorrow's home game against Kofu.According to the club's mobile web page,the 30 year-old play maker told the boss that he is ready for playing again. Suzuki said that he judge whether he is available from today's training session.
The team did not have win in three succesive game during his absense.Besides they could not get any goals.Therefore his come-back would boost the team.

OP ends Kita's season

Kita took knee operation which needs two month to come back to the ground.
He had damaged the cartilage in his left knee in the tranining session last month.

Kitano Out Silvinho Back

GK Kitano is out of squad against Iwata on Suturday becasue of suffering from lower-back pain during Tuesday's training session. Yosuke Nozawa will substitute for him.Silvinho is back into the squad after having his left sole injured last month.