Matija Nastasic Injury: Updates on Schalke Defender's Achilles and Recovery

Matija Nastasic became the latest Schalke 04 defender to be hit by the injury bug, as the Serbia international is expected to miss at least six months after rupturing his Achilles tendon against Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Continue for updates.

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Nastasic Ruptures Achilles in Win over Werder Bremen

Sunday, August 16

Nastasic lasted just 15 minutes during the first match of the Bundesliga season before suffering the injury during the win over Bremen. According to PA Sport (for ESPN FC), the Serb underwent surgery, and he's set to at least miss the rest of 2015.

The club's official Twitter account sent out this message from all of his team-mates wishing him a speedy recovery:

Nastasic joined Schalke in January after a failed stint with Manchester City, with the Bundesliga club making the move official after just a couple of months. His performances improved toward the end of the campaign, and expectations were high for the 22-year-old entering 2015-16.

With Benedikt Howedes also sidelined for the foreseeable future, via ESPN FC, Schalke are suddenly without two of their top defenders. Bleacher Report's Clark Whitney can't believe their bad luck:

Roman Neustadter replaced the former Fiorentina star on Saturday, and the 27-year-old will likely slide into the starting XI until Nastasic returns to the pitch.