Cannavaro has operation on ankle injury
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro had surgery on his left ankle on Wednesday and is expected to be back in action in two months.
The operation lasted a half-hour and Cannavaro was calm and smiling afterwards, the Italian football federation said.
Cannavaro tore ligaments in Italy’s first training session at the European Championships on Monday as he collided with fellow- defender Giorgio Chiellini.
The operation was performed at the Pelikangasse private clinic in Vienna, under supervision of Italy team physician Andrea Ferretti, with assistance by another Italian doctor and Real Madrid’s physician.
Everything went well and as we expected, Ferretti said. The injury was exactly what we thought. He should be able to play again in two months and start the season with Real Madrid.
