Giuseppe Rossi's season has come to a screeching halt. Rossi's club Villarreal confirmed that the New Jersey-born striker tore his right ACL against Real Madrid in Wednesday's 3-0 loss at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and he will have to miss the next six months of action. Coming off a the best season of his career to date, the 24-year-old Rossi had scored five goals in all competitions for Villarreal this season including two in UEFA Champions League play.
Serbia doesn't make it out of the group stages or qualify for Euros. Rossi doesn't make WC team, most people in Italy don't care for him anyways, now this...
I would never seriously wish injury on another human being. Fortunately, Rossi is subhuman. Rot in hell, bitch.
Saw soccer people like Wahl tweet about this as a terrible thing to happen. First thing I thought of was threat title
"silly american" is what anyone actually from Italy would think if they saw you rooting for their country.
not sure I'd call it awful... Grant Wahl @GrantWahl Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Awful news: Giuseppe Rossi reinjures knee, will be out 6 months after surgery http://bit.ly/HOFdY1
Rossi tears ACL again Just as he was on the cusp of potentially returning to action for Villarreal, Giuseppe Rossi faces yet another long spell on the sidelines. The New Jersey-born Italian international tore his right ACL for the second time in the last six months during a training session and will be out for at least another six months, according to the club's official website. Aside from completely ruling him out from Italy's squad for this summer's European championship, Rossi will miss the opening months of Villarreal's 2012-2013 season as well, and any transfer value that he had for this summer -- he had been rumored to be seeking a move to a bigger club -- has also suffered a substantial blow. Rossi first tore his ACL during an Oct. 26 match against Real Madrid and had been working his way back to fitness with an eye on returning for Italy this summer. Without Rossi in the lineup, Villarreal have struggled mightily, scoring just 33 goals in 32 games. The Yellow Submarine sit in 17th place and just above the drop zone in La Liga, seven points clear of relegation with six games to go.
ESPN Soccernet @ESPNSoccernet Reply Retweet Favorite · Open BREAKING NEWS: Italy and Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi needs two more operations on his knee and will be out for another 10 months.
Story: Giuseppi Rossi's injury is worse than originally feared. After being projected to miss another six months with the torn ACL he suffered earlier this month, Rossi is now being ruled out for 10 months. The Italian international needs two surgeries to repair the damaged ligament in his right knee, but the latest timetable for recovery means Rossi will miss most of next season. The 25-year-old Villarreal forward already had one procedure done on him in the United States last Friday, and he will now need to recover for four months before having a second operation that will keep him out of action an additional six months. Rossi has been plagued with injuries in recent months. He suffered a knee injury six months ago, only to return and suffer this knock in one of his first training sessions back.