Hannover 96 without Sal Zizzo for six months

Hannover 96 will have to face Zizzo's six-month absence from the team after his serious knee injury on Monday. The player tore knee ligaments during a training session.

According to specialists the injury is one of the worst for a sportsman and recovery might take up to nine months. Hannover press officer Oliver Rickhof argued that the 22-year old American will be out of action for the best of a year