Zaccardo injury a worry for Wolfsburg
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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VfL Wolfsburg's 26-year-old Italian international defender Cristian Zaccardo is facing a minimum two-week lay-off after he damaged a right ankle ligament during a practice match.
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Ligament trouble
Zaccardo, whose club open their UEFA Cup Group E campaign at home to SC Heerenveen on 6 November, partially ruptured a ligament in his ankle playing against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Monday. The 26-year-old, who has made four Bundesliga appearances since joining Wolfsburg from US Città di Palermo in the summer, will aim to be fit for the Heerenveen tie which precedes further Group E matches against SC Braga, Portsmouth FC and AC Milan.