Italy lose captain Fabio Cannavaro
Posted by eto in Euro2008 news
Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro has been ruled out of UEFA EURO 2008 ™ after rupturing ligaments of his left ankle during the Azzurra first training session of the basis for Modling, Austria yesterday. Coach Roberto Donadoni reacted by calling, ACF Fiorentina defender Alessandro Gamberini.
Chiellini to intervene
34-year old Real Madrid CF centre-back, up to 116 times, the continued spill-over effects after resolved, the fellow defender Giorgio Chiellini and made off the field, stretcher. Italian doctor, Paolo Zeppilli, said he feared that the injury was a "non-flat minor", and so it proved to be such a hospital tests confirmed the extent of the damage.
Big boots
Gamberini relates to a maximum with the squad having won the two previous caps. 26-year-old may be a huge boots to fill - Cannvaro skippered Italy is a FIFA World Cup glory in 2006 - but the former Bologna FC defender may take the confidence of a consistent season, during which he appeared 40 times Serie A and UEFA Cup - Viola.