Cannavaro Back In Training

Real Madrid’s Italian centreback Fabio Cannavaro has resumed training with the rest of the squad after completing his recovery on the pre-Euro 2008 ankle injury.

The World Cup winning captain rejoined Real Madrid’s depleted squad for a training session on Wednesday as Los Merengues continue preparations ahead of Sunday’s Supercopa second leg clash at home against Valencia.

The 34 year old stepped onto the team’s Valdebebas main training pitch to join up with the rest of his available teammates for the first time this season after months and months of intensive rehabilitation work in the gym and on a separate training pitch.

Coach Bernd Schuster only had nine players to work with on Tuesday due to the flurry of International friendlies and Olympic Games commitment. Yesterday, the German only had eight, despite Cannavaro’s return, as Raúl and Javier Saviola were confined to the gym for a light workout.

Cannavaro, sporting a shaved head, trained alongside Dudek, Codina, Salgado, Higuaín, Guti, Robinho and van Nistelrooy and he is expected to continue to step up his training regime as the week progresses. The Italian, however, will not make his comeback this weekend against Los Ché as it is still far too soon and he has yet to reach an acceptable level of match fitness.