Melbourne Victory has cleared star striker Besart Berisha of any injury despite limping off in the first half of the win over Newcastle Jets.
Berisha had to be replaced after 28 minutes after opening the scoring in the 3-1 victory over Newcastle in their FFA Cup Round of 32 clash at Magic Park on Wednesday.
The Albanian hitman signaled to the bench that he needed to be replaced and ceased action as play continued around him, sparking fears of serious injury.
However, Victory confirmed after the game that the switch was purely precautionary due to “stomach cramps”.
We can confirm @BesartBerisha7 has been cleared of any injury. He had stomach cramps in 1st half & was taken off as a precaution #NEWvMVC
— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) August 3, 2016
Victory has just completed three matches in 11 days, following the International Champions Cup friendlies against Juventus and Atletico Madrid.
The 2014-15 A-League champions begin their A-League season on Friday 7 October away to Brisbane Roar.
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