LuNo Posted December 1, 2007 Posted December 1, 2007 Ronaldo and Camoranesi ruled outIt is now official – Ronaldo and Mauro German Camoranesi are out of Saturday’s Milan-Juventus showdown.The two players were in doubt due to injury and neither managed to recover in time for a spot on the bench.Ronaldo felt a twinge in his calf muscle as he was warming up to come on as a substitute during the 1-1 draw with Benfica on Wednesday evening.Il Fenomeno is not in the squad named by Coach Carlo Ancelotti for this game, but Pippo Inzaghi has returned after a bout of tonsillitis.It is believed Alberto Gilardino will start upfront in a Christmas Tree formation with support from Kaka and Clarence Seedorf.Over at Juventus, Camoranesi has not made the trip to Milan after failing a late fitness test today.The Italian international is still struggling with a right thigh problem he picked up during training this week and stays behind along with Zdenek Grygera. Quote
LuNo Posted December 1, 2007 Posted December 1, 2007 Ronaldo: I want injury answersRonaldo admits he has run out of patience following his latest mystery injury. “We’re all looking for answers now.”The Milan star was warming up to come on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Benfica on Wednesday when he pulled up with a new calf problem that has ruled him out of this weekend’s clash with Juventus.“We are all looking for answers now,” confessed Ronaldo when asked by Sky Italia television what could be causing this succession of setbacks.“We want to understand what is behind this injury, as there are answers to our questions about our work and how we continue. We are always looking for the best possible option.”Il Fenomeno has so far made just one official appearance for his club this season, in last week’s 2-1 win away to Cagliari.“I was unlucky in Lisbon because I went to warm up and after 10 minutes the fitness Coach told me I was about to come on,” he explained.“So I started rushing through my routine and I got a little pull in my left calf muscle. I decided not to risk it, as to go on could’ve meant a very serious injury.”Ronaldo has barely set foot on a pitch in the last six months, but won’t let these repeated setbacks get him down.“When I am on the field, training or playing, then I am happy. When I’m injured and in the stands I don’t lose my good humour, although clearly I can’t celebrate either.”Meanwhile, the Rossoneri have only two strikers at their disposal for Saturday’s Serie A showdown with Juventus – Alberto Gilardino and Pippo Inzaghi – so awaiting teenager Alexandre Pato’s official registration in January, options are limited.It is reported that Ronaldo’s latest injury has pushed the club to look for a reinforcement during the mid-season transfer window.The prime target is Palermo’s Brazilian forward Amauri, who would be available for around £12m. Quote
LuNo Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 Ronaldo gets moral support at soccer Club World CupYOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) - An injury-plagued Ronaldo is looking increasingly doubtful for AC Milan's Club World Cup campaign in Japan, but his team-mates are trying to keep his spirits up, fellow Brazilian ace Kaka says. The 31-year-old has missed every training session with the squad since the European Champions League winners arrived Thursday, a week before their first match in the annual tournament of continental champions."What annoys him is that since he does not play he feels he's a bit out of the squad," Kaka said on Milan's website."It's for this reason that in this training camp in Japan we talk to him a lot, because we want him to feel inside the team."Ronaldo has featured in just one match this season, when he started against Cagliari two weeks ago on his return from a thigh injury -- only to pick up a knock to his left calf."Now we don't know how long he will be out for, even though we did not lose our hopes in seeing him on the pitch in this World Cup, but when we talk to him, and we often do, we never talk about injuries," said 25-year-old playmaker Kaka."The calf is still hurting him, but the doctors will think about this as he is making a lot of treatments and applications with them during this training camp," he added.Kaka pointed out that Ronaldo has "gone through more difficult moments than this one," pointing to his two-year layoff with a knee injury until he came back to help Brazil win the 2002 World Cup in Japan.Ronaldo scored twice in Brazil's 2-0 win over Germany in the 2002 final at the Yokohama International Stadium, which is also the venue of this year's Club World Cup final."I hope that he returns as soon as possible and plays those game sequences in which he hopes," added Kaka, who won France's prestigious Ballon d'Or award for best player of the year just a week ago.Milan will face either Asian champions Urawa Reds of Japan or runners-up Sepahan of Iran in the semi-finals on Thursday at the Yokohama stadium. Urawa and Sepahan clash at Toyota on Monday.Milan and Boca Juniors of Argentina, who beat the Italian side in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup final, are taking a bye into the semi-finals.Milan's possible showdown with Boca is being widely labelled as a chance to take revenge, but it's not a sentiment Kaka shares."I don't like the word 'revenge,'" said Kaka. "In 2003 Boca won and it ended there, closed story. Now let's look forward."The Intercontinetal Cup, an annual blue-ribbon clash between the champions of Europe and South America, was merged into the Club World Cup in 2005.Kaka reiterated his desire to win the world club title, which has long been regarded in Europe as secondary to the Champions League title."For us South Americans it's a very important trophy, and my team-mates and I shall do everything to win it and to write our names in the history books of this trophy, and therefore in the history of football." Quote
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