Vissel Kobe on Tuesday revealed that striker Leandro will miss six months of action after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament.

The Brazilian suffered the injury in the team’s opening-day win at Shimizu S-Pulse on Saturday,

The 32-year-old shared 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 League Golden Boot honours last season with 19 goals for Vissel, his best-ever tally in Japan.