AC Milan forward Ronaldo will need two weeks to recover from a knee
injury, Brazil's national team doctor Jose Luis Runco said Friday.
Ronaldo arrived in Rio de Janeiro Friday and headed straight to a clinic
in the upscale Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, according to the O Globo
Web site.
"We will apply a technique called Growth Factor to accelerate his
recuperation," Runco told O Globo. "It's a genetic therapy. It would be
ideal for him to stay in Rio for at least a week."
Ronaldo's knee problem ruled him out of Milan's first two games of the
Serie A season - as well as the European Super Cup win over Sevilla last
week.
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti had earlier said he expected Ronaldo back
for the team's next game against Siena on Sept. 15 - or when the squad
opens defense of its Champions League title against Benfica three days
later.
Ronaldo transferred to Milan from Real Madrid in January and was
ineligible to play for the squad when it won the Champions League last
season because he began the competition with the Spanish club.
