Giovanni Leoni enjoyed a hugely impressive debut in Liverpool on Tuesday evening, only to end abruptly in caring circumstances.
The 18-year-old was first in the start Liverpool Echo’s Paul Gorst writes that the Italian’ looks a huge prospect ‘and’ has not set a foot wrong ‘in the night.
Unfortunately, he had to be replaced by 10 minutes after landing awkward after a challenge on the touchline, and he now has a nervous waiting for the results of a scan to determine the severity of the problem.
What did Arne Slot say about Leoni injury?
Speaking of Leoni in his press conference after the game, said Arne Slot (via Liverpoolfc.com): “Of course he is down because it didn’t feel right for him, but this is something that we have to judge now.
“Normally these things do not happen in five to 10 minutes and you have to wait until tomorrow to see how he comes in and then perhaps do an MRI scan to know more about how serious it is.
“Normally the emotions of a player tell you a lot. During the weekend I saw a player in the Dutch Eredivisie who went completely into tears – Ruben van Bommel, by the way, from PSV – and a day later it turned out to be that it is right. Let’s hope for the best.”
Injury @Physioscout On X gave an objective assessment after the competition, which explains that the ‘Extremely limited video’ makes it difficult to judge, but the ‘Knee collapses and turns nature’ be ‘Suspicion about an ACL injury’.
They added that Leoni could be back within a week if the scan unveils nothing more than bruises, but a meniscus issue could put him aside for three to four months, and an ACL would end his season.
Fingers crossed, it is not a serious injury to Leoni
The immediate assessment of Slot had an ominous tone, and his quote from the devastating blow of Van Bommel does not seem encouraging.
The observations of the injury analyst also indicate the possibility of the worst-case scenario, and noted that the Fysio’s Leoni seemed to have realized in a position to do a Lachmann’s test to test for an ACL fracture. “
If that nightmare situation comes by, it would be heartbreaking for the young person, who looked so promising during his debut in Liverpool and now his season could short after just one appearance.
For now we have to wait for the scan results and pray that they reveal nothing more than minor damage to the knee of the 18-year-old, and that he will soon have the chance to build on his excellent outing last night before the cruel intervention of Fate.
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