Fiorentina's Khouma Babacar (R) celebrates his goal with teammate Marcos Alonso during their Europa League quarter-final first leg match against Dynamo Kiev at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, April 16, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
Fiorentina's Senegalese striker Khouma Babacar will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday.
Babacar, 22, was on the pitch for just seven minutes in Fiorentina's 1-0 home defeat to Verona on Monday before being forced off, and a scan on Tuesday showed he had suffered ligament damage.
A Fioretnina statement said: "Tests revealed a grade-two strain to the medial collateral ligament in Babacar's right knee."
Boubacar's absence is a blow for Vincenzo Montella's side, who have been without Giuseppe Rossi all season after he ruptured knee ligaments in the summer.
Fiorentina's attacking options for the remainder of the campaign now rest on Germany's Mario Gomez, Egypt's Mohamed Salah and former Spain international winger Joaquin.
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