Achilles rules Aurelio out for season

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2007

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) — Liverpool's joy at virtually ensuring they would reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 3-0 first leg away win over PSV Eindhoven was dampened on Wednesday by the news that defender Fabio Aurelio would miss the rest of the season.

The 27-year-old Brazilian international defender - the first from his country to sign for the club - ruptured his Achilles tendon during the second-half of the match.

"A scan has confirmed a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon in Fabio's right leg," said a Liverpool spokesman.

"The player will undergo surgery and is expected to be out for approximately three to four months."

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said it was a real shame for the player because he had just started to adapt...