deviant
11-04-2006, 03:54 AM
This is great news for the Azzurri and Roma ;)
Francesco Totti is closing in on a return to training following the leg injury he sustained against Empoli in February.
The striker had been expected to miss up to three months of the season after undergoing surgery on the injured leg, and his World Cup place in the Italy squad was believed to be in jeopardy.
Although the 29-year-old Totti still is some way short of match fitness, the news of his return to training is still a boost for his club, Roma, as it chases the last Champions League spot in the Serie A.
"We believe that by April 20, Totti will be able to start working with the athletic trainers," Prof. Pierpaolo Mariani, who performed the surgery, told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "The injury has progressed more than we had expected."
Francesco Totti is closing in on a return to training following the leg injury he sustained against Empoli in February.
The striker had been expected to miss up to three months of the season after undergoing surgery on the injured leg, and his World Cup place in the Italy squad was believed to be in jeopardy.
Although the 29-year-old Totti still is some way short of match fitness, the news of his return to training is still a boost for his club, Roma, as it chases the last Champions League spot in the Serie A.
"We believe that by April 20, Totti will be able to start working with the athletic trainers," Prof. Pierpaolo Mariani, who performed the surgery, told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "The injury has progressed more than we had expected."