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Injured Panucci faces nervous wait
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Italy doctors see to Christian Panucci (¿Getty
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Italy defender Christian Panucci is waiting on test results
after suffering an injury to his right knee early in training today.
Defensive concerns
The 35-year-old AS Roma right-back received treatment on the sidelines
from Azzurri doctors before walking gingerly back to the dressing room.
An Italian Football Federation statement said: "During training Panucci
felt pain in his right knee and stopped training as a precaution."
Panucci, who scored the goal against Scotland in November that earned
the world champions a place at UEFA EURO 2008T, was a contender to start
Italy's opening fixture against the Netherlands in Berne on Monday. Fellow
defender Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the tournament on Monday after
tearing ankle ligaments during the team's first training session in Austria.
Euro2008.com,
6 June 2008
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