Fiorentina have revealed Giuseppe Rossi will not need surgery on his knee after it was examined in the United States.
Rossi had travelled to Colorado to meet with Professor Richard Steadman, a specialist knee surgeon, and the American doctor believes he could be back training in two months.
Earlier this month, the anterior cruciate ligament in Rossi s right knee was injured following a hard tackle from Livorno s Leandro Rinaudo and fears were the 26-year-old Italian striker would need another reconstruction.
Rossi was out for 18 months after tearing the same ligament in October 2011 and needed three operations before returning to action.
But according to Fiorentina, the same treatment will not be required this time.
The medical examination carried out on Gi…
Ruben Loftus-Cheek provided a timely reminder of his quality with a fine hat-trick in just his second start of the season as Chelsea sealed a comprehensive 3-1 win over BATE in the Europa League.
The England international has found playing time hard to come by this term, but grasped a rare chance afforded by head coach Maurizio Sarri as the Blues made it three wins from three in Group L to close on the knockout stages.
Loftus-Cheek had not scored a Chelsea goal since April 2016 before pulling off two expert finishes inside the opening eight minutes at Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea team featuring a number of fringe players overwhelmed an inferior BATE side.
The pick of his goals came in the 53rd minute to put the result beyond doubt and, despite Aleksey Rios scorin…
Lamine Yamal has become the youngest-ever player to appear in a major tournament semi-final, aged only 16 years and 362 days old at Euro 2024.
Yamal started Spain s last-four clash against France in Munich on Tuesday.
The Barcelona winger surpasses the record held by Pele, who was 17 years and 244 days old when he represented Brazil in the 1958 World Cup, also against France.
The teenager had already made history at the tournament when he started La Roja s opener against Croatia on June 15, as he became the youngest-ever player to feature at the European Championships (16 years, 338 days).
On the Spain right-hand side tonight:
Jesús Navas, 38
Lamine Yamal, 16 |
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024)
Yamal has been impressive at the to…