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Reuters - Monday 06 October 2008, 16:18
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the
world.
Soccer - Inter Milan centre back Nelson Rivas will undergo
surgery after rupturing the external collateral ligament of his
right knee in the second half of Saturday's 2-1 victory over
Bologna, the club said in a statement.
The Colombian is expected to be out for at least two months
and leaves the Italian champions short of defensive options with
Marco Materazzi and Maxwell injured.
Soccer - Juventus defender Olof Mellberg has pulled out of
Sweden's World Cup Group One qualifier against Portugal on
Saturday after sustaining a groin injury during his side's 2-1
loss to Palermo in Serie A at the weekend.
Mellberg is expected to be sidelined for three weeks and
coach Lars Lagerback has called up Brondby's Max von Schlebrugge
as his replacement, the Swedish FA said on their website
(www.svenskfotboll.se).
Rugby - Italy coach Nick Mallett has named the uncapped pair
of winger Andrea Bacchetti and scrum half Giulio Toniolatti in a
30-man training squad which will meet up from Oct.19-21.
Italy are preparing for home November tests against
Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.
(Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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