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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

Forgotten Celtic loanee makes long-awaited injury comeback

Celtic loanee Marco Tilio made a long-awaited return from injury yesterday.

The winger has been out for over 11 weeks with a hamstring issue but made an eventual comeback on Saturday, as his Melbourne City side travelled to face Macarthur FC in the A-League.

Tilio came on for the final 14 minutes, marking his maiden appearance of the year and first since November 2024.


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Unfortunately for his team, the Australian couldn't make a significant impact on things as City lost by a goal to nil.

Tilio has been somewhat of a forgotten man ever since he joined Celtic back in the summer of 2023.

He came in from Melbourne for a fee reported to be in the region of £1.5m but struggled to settle into life in Scotland quickly and suffered a notable few injury setbacks.

The 23-year-old made his first-team debut four months after signing for the Scottish Premiership champions and has gone on to make just one more appearance since.

Now at Melbourne, he will look to gain consistency after returning from injury and return to Glasgow's east end in the summer aiming to finally make an impact.

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