Milan, centre-back Duarte out for 3-4 months with injury

Milan centre-back Leo Duarte won't be an option for Pioli for the next 3-4 months, as the Brazilian suffered a calcaneus fracture and underwent surgery on Thursday morning. The Rossoneri issued a statement on the former Flamengo centre-back's injury, where they also assessed the recovery time necessary for him to return on the pitch: "AC Milan announces that Léo Duarte today underwent an operation at the Alfredson Tendon Clinic in Umeå, Sweden to treat a fracture to the calcaneus at the point where it meets the left achilles tendon.The operation was performed by Prof. Håkan Alfredson with the Cub’s Team Doctor Stefano Mazzoni in attendance and the operation went exactly according to plan. Recovery time is estimated to be 3/4 months. "