Ibrahima Niane (right) had scored 6 goals in 6 days.
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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP
FC Metz is in the news right now.
Three days after the return of Fréderic Antonetti, this time it is less encouraging news that touches the Lorraine club.
His striker Ibrahima Niane suffered a ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee on Wednesday, the Lorraine club revealed on Thursday.
An injury that should keep him away from the field for a while.
Maybe even until the end of the season like Stéphanois Yvann Maçon, hit in the same place Wednesday evening.
This is a real blow for the Garnets.
The Senegalese had scored a hat-trick against Lorient just before the international break and was at the top of the Ligue 1 scorers standings with six goals in as many days.
This injury comes ten days after the departure of his main competitor at the post, Habib Diallo, author of 12 goals in 26 matches last season and transferred to RC Strasbourg at the very end of the transfer window.
What had caused some stir with some supporters.
FC Metz is Dallas right now.
❌ Garnet striker @ Ibra_Niane7 suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee on Wednesday.
💪 The whole #FCMetz wants to be united behind his young striker, and wishes him a speedy recovery 👇
- FC Metz ☨ (@FCMetz) October 15, 2020
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