Middlesbrough: Mendieta out for season

Middlesbrough have been dealt a devastating blow by the news that Spanish midfielder Gaizka Mendieta is out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury.

The 30-year-old former Valencia and Lazio star is expected to undergo surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament next month after damaging it in a challenge with Portsmouth's Patrik Berger on Sunday.

Mendieta will miss Wednesday night's clash with Coventry as the Teessiders launch their defence of the Carling Cup, which he helped them to win last season.

He will also miss the UEFA Cup clashes with Lazio, Villarreal and Partizan Belgrade and the remainder of the campaign as he embarks upon a lengthy period of rehabilitation.

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help ma bob!!! i didnt know this one lol.

was last season his loan season? and this year he signed for them. how unlucky can he and the team be,

Oh i posted this a couple of months ago, but didn't he play the other day for them?

erm. am not sure TRD, i havent read anything about him coming back from injury.

will have to have a look at there team sheet for matches