Everton have confirmed midfielder Aurora Galli suffered an anterior cruciate ligament harm of their opening WSL recreation towards Brighton on Saturday.
The Toffees returned to league motion over the weekend, however suffered a heavy defeat towards Dario Vidosic’s facet. Brighton summer season signing Kiko Seike scored a hat-trick on her league debut, whereas former Chelsea star Fran Kirby additionally scored from the penalty spot.
Everton‘s disappointing afternoon was compounded within the remaining ten minutes on the Broadfield Stadium when Galli went down in ache contained in the Blues’ field. She instantly signalled for remedy, and later hobbled off the pitch with the assist of Everton’s medical employees.
On Wednesday, the worst was confirmed when the membership launched a press release saying the Italy worldwide had suffered an ACL harm. Supervisor Brian Sorensen had earlier revealed after the sport that Galli was on crutches, and the early indicators didn’t look good for the 27-year-old.
Galli will now endure rehabilitation on the membership’s coaching base, Finch Farm. She initially joined from Juventus again in 2021, and agreed a brand new deal to maintain her on Merseyside as just lately as July.
She supplied three targets and two assists in 19 WSL appearances final season and had change into an integral determine below Sorensen because the Toffees secured an eighth place end final time period.
Galli’s nationwide group have already certified for Euro 2025 in Switzerland subsequent summer season. The midfielder will hope to return in time to make the squad for the event.
