Saturday, November 22, 2008

Madrid keep tabs on Cannavaro injury

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Fabio Cannavaro is a doubt for Real Madrid CF's Matchday 5 trip to FC BATE Borisov after straining a thigh muscle in training, with Rubén de la Red also a concern for Bernd Schuster's side ahead of next Tuesday's Group H game.

Warning sign
The 35-year-old Cannavaro – ever-present in the group stage this season – complained of pain in his right leg towards the end of Madrid's final preparatory session for Saturday's Liga visit of RC Recreativo de Huelva. After consulting his medical staff, coach Schuster discounted the Italian international for the Recreativo match, putting a question mark against the defender's availability for the BATE game in Belarus. Midfielder De la Red, meanwhile, is still under observation after fainting in an on-field incident on 30 October. Mahamadou Diarra (thigh) and Arjen Robben (calf) are also nursing injuries, while Ruud van Nistelrooy (knee) is a long-term absentee. However, the Spanish titleholders received better news on Friday with Christoph Metzelder and Pepe returning to training following respective ankle and thigh problems.

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