RONALDO'S recovery from a career-threatening knee injury is ahead of schedule according to his physiotherapist Bruno Mazziotti as the 32-year-old looks to resurrect his career.
The striker ruptured a tendon in his left knee back in February while playing for AC Milan and has been working alongside Mazziotti and Flamengo and Brazil doctor Jose Luiz Runco in a bid to regain his fitness.
Currently a free agent Ronaldo, who is training with Brazilian side Flamengo, has been linked with a number of European clubs and Mazziotti insisted he is making excellent progress with his rehabilitation.
"We are working to increase the knee`s resistance, the results are beyond what we expected. I can say that he is 30 or 40% of the level he was at in the 2002 World Cup," he told www.globoesporte.com.
"He is now a professional athlete doing a pre-season. As he doesn't have a club, his preparation is very lengthy, which will be very important when he is ready to return."
Currently a free agent Ronaldo, who is training with Brazilian side Flamengo, has been linked with a number of European clubs and Mazziotti insisted he is making excellent progress with his rehabilitation.
"We are working to increase the knee`s resistance, the results are beyond what we expected. I can say that he is 30 or 40% of the level he was at in the 2002 World Cup," he told www.globoesporte.com.
"He is now a professional athlete doing a pre-season. As he doesn't have a club, his preparation is very lengthy, which will be very important when he is ready to return."
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