Success : Cannavaro's ankle surgery
MOEDLING, Austria, on June 4 - Italy Fabio Cannavaro has managed an operation on his ankle ligaments on Wednesday and should return to action in about three months.
The defender was ruled out of Euro 2008 after being wounded on Monday when he was tackled by teammate Giorgio Chiellini in Italy from the first training session in Austria.
"The surgery lasted a little over half an hour and was very successful," the Italian football federation said in a statement after the Real Madrid player has under the knife at a clinic in Vienna.
Italy team doctor Andrea Ferretti said: "Three months is a reasonable estimate."
Cannavaro will remain with the team in Austria to offer support during the tournament. The federation said UEFA gave the 34-year-old special accreditation for the final phase and is now hoping to be allowed to sit on the bench during games.
He was replaced in the team by Alessandro Gamberini although a decision on who will take over as captain has yet to be done.
The world champions start their campaign against the Netherlands in Berne on Monday before facing Romania and France in a difficult group C.
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