Beckham suffered a “serious injury”
The England midfielder to AC Milan David Beckham, who is out injured left foot at the end of the game against Chievo Sunday night, suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon, provides Sky Sport Italy.
“A rupture of the Achilles tendon is suspected, then wrote the Milanese club on its website, while the number two club, Adriano Galliani, has ensured that the player would” probably absent for five or six months “.
“I have seen and suffered, continued the officer, quoted by the Ansa agency. In the locker room, I took him in my arms and I told him that if he wanted, he will be with us next year. ”
Also according to Ansa, Beckham is expected to fly on Monday to Finland, where he would be operated by a specialist in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Sakari Orava.
If the nature of the injury was confirmed, it would thus prevent most likely the former England captain, 34 years to participate in the World-2010 in South Africa, the last great challenge of his career.
Beckham left the field limping, unable to clearly not resting on his left foot. He had suddenly stopped playing a few seconds before without there has been any impact.
“The injury to David hurts us,” said Leonardo, the Milan coach, not officially confirm the nature of the injury.
“It is a very important victory tonight, but the injury prevents us from really enjoy,” he continued. It is a major injury he will have to assess the severity. ”
“He (Beckham) has understood immediately what had happened, then said Scolari, because when the tendon ruptures can feel the muscle ‘back’.”
“David was very ill. When it happened, it does not seem much, but finally it seems to be quite a serious injury,” provided a little later the Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, the author of winning goal.
“He (Beckham) is not well,” said Ignazio Abate side. In hot, I’d say it’s a serious injury. He was in tears (in the locker room), he has not talked much. That we greatly affected.
Like last season, former player of Manchester United and Real Madrid on loan for six months with AC Milan over the Galaxy in Los Angeles. By playing regularly with the current second in Serie A, he hoped to convince Fabio Capello, the Italian coach of England, to take him to the World.
Recovery Seedorf AC Milan and the championship
A sumptuous strike from Dutch Clarence Seedorf in any end game (90 +1) helped AC Milan beat Chievo, a success that allows the club to return to Milan just one point behind leaders Inter.
Entered into play in the 79th minute to replace Pirlo, Seedorf made a very foolish to Milan, which hitherto consistently stumbled on the excellent defense of Chievo. Four days after removal of the Champions League and received the blow to Manchester (4-0), this victory to Milan not “Gamberger” and, importantly, significantly increase the pressure on the defending champion.
Two days after the defeat of Inter in Catania (3-1) – which came after four draws in five days previous to the Nerazzurri – this successful recovery so good for the championship, a month ago still, however, already seemed played.
Chievo, meanwhile, who has played very well, can consider himself injured after being denied for offside goal, however valid the Colombian defender Yepes late in the first period (44).