Liverpool have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Alisson is expected to be ruled out until the November international break through injury. The Brazilian was forced off early in the second half of Liverpool's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night after suffering a hamstring problem at RAMS Park, with Giorgi Mamardashvili in line to deputise.
AFPAlisson's injury a blow for Liverpool
The 33-year-old suffered the injury early in the second half of Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night. After running back to save a Victor Osimhen effort, Alisson immediately signalled to the bench that he couldn't carry on.
Giorgi Mamardashvili came on to replace Alisson and is expected to keep his spot between the Reds sticks for the foreseeable future. The Georgian recently made his first appearance for Liverpool in last week's 2-1 EFL Cup win over Southampton.
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While an official announcement is yet to be made by Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the severity of the hamstring injury, Alisson was sent for a scan on Thursday to determine the full prognosis of the problem. However, it's expected that Alisson will miss key meetings with Manchester United, Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Slot didn't give too much away in his post-match press conference on Tuesday, though he did confirm that Alisson would miss Saturday's game against Chelsea, saying: "If one of our players is on the floor nine times out of 10 I fear the worst and with the worst I mean he cannot continue and that is what happened with Alisson. He will not be able to play Saturday that is 99.9 per cent (certain), although I think it is 100 per cent."
AFPMamardashvili ready to step up
Mamardashvili is now expected to make his Premier League debut at Chelsea on Saturday having made his first start of the season last week before he replaced Alisson in the 56th minute in Istanbul in the Champions League.
While he had little to do against Galatasaray, Mamardashvili has been key for the Georgia national team, keeping a clean sheet in their recent 3-0 win over Bulgaria to boost his nation's World Cup chances.
Goalkeeper injury a blow for Brazil
Alisson's hamstring injury isn't just a blow for his club, but country too. While Brazil have already secured their spot at the 2026 World Cup, albeit in disappointing fashion as they faltered in qualifying, they take on South Korea and Japan in the October international break.
As such, Alisson wasn't called up by head coach Carlo Ancelotti, with Ederson, Bento and Hugo Souza the Italian's goalkeeper options for the looming international friendlies.