Gilardino out 5-6 weeks with knee injury

Gilardino out 5-6 weeks with knee injury

Published Sep. 19, 2011 12:42 p.m. ET

Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino will miss up to six weeks after his left knee buckled during a collision with Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic during a 2-0 loss Sunday.

Fiorentina says medical tests revealed ligament damage and that the Italy forward will be out for five to six weeks.

Gilardino scored in Fiorentina's 2-0 win over Bologna in the Tuscan club's Serie A opener. He has mostly been relegated to a bench role with Italy's national team lately.

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