Melbourne Victory’s horror A-League season has suffered one other enormous blow, with marquee man Nani having ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
The former Manchester United star, the A-League’s highest profile participant since becoming a member of the Victory in July, suffered the season-ending knee harm within the closing levels of his facet’s 1-0 loss to Brisbane Roar on Friday night time at AAMI Park.
Nani ‑ whose full identify is Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha – was in a position to full the match, however the Victory introduced on Sunday that scans had revealed the 36-year-old Portuguese star had ruptured his ACL.
It continues a horror stretch for the Victory, who’ve tumbled down the A-League ladder on the again of three straight losses and who’ve been sanctioned by Football Australia after supporters of the membership invaded the pitch throughout final month’s Melbourne derby.
“Our fears were confirmed after the scan results, and we’re all disappointed for Luis,” Victory coach Tony Popovic mentioned.
“Luis has been a big influence around the club through his leadership and experience, and he will be an incredible loss for our squad.
“The entire club will rally around Luis and will support him through his recovery.”
The Victory, who’ve simply 10 factors from 10 matches to be second final on the ladder, meet Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium on Saturday night time.
Originally printed as Portuguese star Nani to overlook remainder of A-League season after rupturing ACL
