Firmino, named last week to Brazil’s squad for matches
against Colombia and Argentina, sustained the injury Wednesday during
Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League.
“Losing Bobby Firmino is a blow,” Liverpool manager Jurgen
Klopp said Friday ahead of Sunday’s game at West Ham. “We talk about weeks
still and I don’t know exactly but more than four, which I would consider as a
serious injury.”
The 30-year-old forward had missed time earlier in the
season with a similar injury.
“We have to see. It’s Bobby, he’s a quick healer,” Klopp
said. “Usually when you have an injury before the international break, you
think OK after the international break they are ready again. That is not
directly at the moment when Bobby will be ready again. So that’s not good.”
Firmino has scored six goals, including a hat trick against
Watford, in 11 appearances in all competitions this season.
Real Madrid midfielder VinÃcius Júnior was named as
Firmino’s replacement on Friday. Brazil leads South American qualifying and
plays Colombia in Sao Paulo on Thursday before facing second-place Argentina in
San Juan five days later.
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