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Italy suffer Gattuso blow
Wednesday 7 June, 2006
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Italy’s World Cup injury problems are mounting after Gennaro Gattuso was ruled out of action for the next 15 days.
The Azzurri are already without Gianluca Zambrotta for the Ghana opener, while Alessandro Nesta is struggling to be fit in time for Monday’s game.
Now the Milan midfielder is set to be sidelined for the next two weeks after suffering a problem with his right leg.
Gattuso underwent a number of tests in Florence this morning which confirmed that he had slightly torn a muscle.
“Gattuso will have to miss a game or two,” Azzurri team doctor Enrico Castellacci told reports on Wednesday.
The former Rangers man was seemingly assured a starting place in the plans of boss Marcello Lippi.
But the tactician will now have to adapt his plans for the games against Ghana and USA, while hoping that the battling player will be ready for the final group tie against the Czech Republic on June 22.
Gattuso’s enforced absence will almost certainly see Daniele De Rossi drafted into the line-up even if he was already pushing for a place anyway.
The Roma youngster impressed in last week’s friendlies and he seems to be one of the outfit’s most in-form players.
Lippi will also have the option of introducing Roma’s Simone Perrotta or even Simone Barone of Palermo into the midfield.
Italy will fly out to Germany this afternoon with their plane scheduled to leave Pisa airport at 17.00 hours local time. |
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