BRAZIL: Brazil trains without Ronaldinho ahead of Peru soccer match world cup qualifier

Brazilian soccer squad train ahead of World Cup qualifier in Peru while striker Ronaldinho recovers from twisted ankle. Brazil's soccer squad trained on Wednesday (November 14) ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Peru without the presence of Ronaldinho, who has a twisted ankle. The five times world champions face Peru on Saturday (November 17) in Lima. The squad will then travel back to Brazil for the second World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Wednesday (November 21) when goalkeeper Julio Cesar is likely to be playing under the long shadow of the absent Rogerio Ceni. The match will be played at the Morumbi stadium, home of Rogerio's club Sao Paulo, and will bring Dunga's controversial decision to overlook the charismatic goalkeeper - scorer of 78 goals during his career - under the spotlight. On Tuesday (November 12), Ronaldinho took part in a workout in the gymnasium with his teammates but then underwent a physiotherapy session rather than a run around the training fields. The team doctor, Jose Luis Runco, said Ronaldinho is recovering with physiotherapy. "He recovered a lot from the edema, but he still feels pain evidently, so we have to work with physiotherapy, which at this moment is very important," he said. But Runco added that it is too early to say whether the Barcelona playmaker would be fit in time for Sunday's match. For the latest Reuters Premier League and international football news see: http://football.uk.reuters.com

ITN Source | November 15, 2007

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