The Portugal international - on loan from Sporting Lisbon for the campaign - suffered the injury in Sunday's 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Guingamp, with tests later revealing a fracture to the tibia in his left leg.
The defender will undergo surgery on Tuesday, and will then be forced to wear a cast for the following six weeks as he begins his rehabilitation.
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