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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni out for rest of season with ACL injury

Friday 26th September 2025, 9:48PM

Centre-back excelled on debut against SouthamptonArne Slot predicts Leoni will be out for ‘around a year’Arne Slot has confirmed Giovanni Leoni will miss the rest of the season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament on his Liverpool debut.The 18-year-old central defender, signed from Parma last month for £26m, sustained the injury towards the end of an assured performance against Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and immediate concerns over a lengthy layoff have been realised. Leoni, recently called up to the Italy squad for the first time, faces surgery and an extensive rehabilitation period. Continue reading...

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