Olympique Marseille's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg received a yellow card early in Thursday's match against Belarus, triggering a one-day suspension that he will have to serve on Sunday.
"It is a great pity that we have to do without our captain, because he is very important to us. But we have found solutions before when he could not be with us", said Brian Riemer after the game against Belarus.
"We have a wide squad and have to go home and find solutions. Today we had a player from Marseille and Arsenal on the bench. They can both play in the role, just as Victor Froholdt can also play the position", Brian Riemer pointed out.
Morten Frendrup last appeared for the national team in March, when he was substituted in the Nations League quarter-final against Portugal.
Since January 2022, Morten Frendrup has played for Italian Serie A outfit Genoa, where he has been a regular in the midfield almost continuously.
He delivered so consistently last season that he wore the captain's armband for the Italian club on several occasions.
This season, he has not yet captained Genoa, but he has played every Serie A match from the start.
Morten Frendrup received his football upbringing in Brondby.
Denmark face Greece in the Parken Stadium on Sunday at 20:45 CET
