Leoni has ruptured his left knee with a cruciate ligament, meaning he'll have a very long layoff.

Giovanni Leoni will be out of action for a long time, so much so that his season may already be over . Tests have confirmed the unpleasant sensations he experienced when he sustained the injury during Liverpool's English League Cup match against Southampton: the diagnosis is a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee.

The unfortunate injury in the debut match against Liverpool

For Leoni, acquired from Liverpool in the summer (purchased from Parma for €35 million) , it was his debut for the Reds. He had also played very well, and the Anfield crowd applauded him several times. Then, with about ten minutes remaining, he was injured in a tackle. The player was carried off on a stretcher, and the severity of the injury was immediately apparent.