The towering striker tore a calf muscle in the dying minutes of Stuttgart's 2-0 victory over Schalke on Sunday.

He will definitely miss Stuttgart's league match at Energie Cottbus on Saturday and is rated doubtful for the anticipated game against Bayern on December 13th.

"This is a blow, of course," Stuttgart coach Markus Babel was quoted as saying by Bundesliga.de

"But we have enough strong players in the squad, now they can show what they're capable of."

Gomez, who attracted the interest of Bayern Munich and Manchester City in the summer, scored seven goals in the league so far.