The Kashima Antlers suffered a double injury blow Thursday as midfielders Leo Silva and Yasushi Endo were both ruled out of action for several weeks.
The reigning J. League champions said Brazilian star Silva will be out for up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery Wednesday for damaged meniscus in his left knee. Endo has a left thigh injury and will need three to four weeks to make a complete recovery.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.