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Aurelio out for the season

04 Apr 2007 - 16:38:13

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Liverpool left-back Fabio Aurelio will not play again this season after scans showed that he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the Champions League victory at PSV Eindhoven.

The Brazilian has been ruled out for up to four months after sustaining the problem in the second half of the Reds' 3-0 victory in the quarter-final first leg clash.

Club spokesman Ian Cotton said: "A scan has confirmed a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon in Fabio's right leg.

"The player will undergo surgery later today (Wednesday) and is expected to be out for approximately three to four months."

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez had said after the game: "Fabio has started to play really well, this is a very bad blow for him and us.

"There was nobody anywhere near him, he felt as if he had been hit by a stone. The pain was from behind and it struck him like he had been hit.

"We played well, it was an organised, effective performance, but we are all more concerned about Fabio.

"It was a terrible injury. We believe it is very serious, although we will not be sure until after a scan when we get back to Liverpool."