Ronaldo - O Fenômeno

Ronaldo has announced that he will not be part of the super clash against Juventus scheduled for Saturday evening at San Siro in the 14th matchday of Serie A.

“I will not play against Juventus,” El Fenomeno told Sky on Thursday evening, “But now I got used to not playing. I was out for a long time.”

The Brazilian player will now try to understand what this recurring problem is.

“The staff of Milan and I want to understand why I have so many injuries and we need replies on our work,” he explained. “We are working to do our best, this is certain.”

This latest setback also puts his place in the Milan team in doubt for the Club World Cup scheduled for two weeks time.

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El Fenomeno was warming up before last night’s Champions League clash with Benfica, when he felt a sharp pain in his calf.

He was subsequently an unused substitute during the 1-1 draw that clinched Milan’s qualification to the knockout stages of the competition.

Rossoneri boss Carlo Ancelotti declared that the problem was “nothing serious”, however with just two days to go before Saturday’s match, things are not looking good for Ronaldo.

“How am I? I am well but whether I will be there on Saturday I do not know,” said the injury-plagued star.

“First we will do some examinations then we will say something.”

Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has confirmed that Ronaldo is a doubt.

“I do not know if Ronaldo will be on the field to face Juventus. This will be decided by the medics and by Ronaldo,” he said.

El Fenomeno only made his first appearance of the season last Sunday during the 2-1 win against Cagliari. The 31-year-old played an impressive game, considering his lack of match fitness, winning a penalty and also hitting the post.

Latest reports suggest that Ronaldo will almost certainly miss the big Serie A clash.

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The Brazilian superstar has had a real nightmare of things with injuries of late, and there was definitely that ‘not again’ sense when, Ronaldo suddenly was the focal point of attention from the Milan medic just as he was set to come on.

“Ronaldo felt a twinge during the warm-up and still wanted to go on, but considering Clarence Seedorf’s ankle wasn’t in good shape I opted to play it safe,” explained Ancelotti. “Ronaldo is fine and will be available for Saturday.”

The Rossoneri boss then looked ahead to the mouthwatering clash against old rivals Juventus this weekend.

“We have a game on Saturday that will certainly be tough, as Juventus are in good shape and we have to recharge our batteries very quickly, otherwise we could run into problems,” he warned.

“Having played six home games and not won any of them in Serie A this season, I’d say this is an excellent opportunity to end that run.”

Saturday’s nights match is of vital importance to Milan, as anything less than a win will seriously jeopardize their ability to even just qualify amongst the Champions League places.