Cannavaro Returns To Squad, Sneijder Still Out

Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro has returned to the Real Madrid squad to face Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday after being rested at the weekend against Betis.

Los Merengues returned from Seville following their 1-2 win at Real Betis and immediately began a light recovery session as they prepare to hit the road again when they travel to Russia to face Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Coach Bernd Schuster has no fresh injury concerns to worry about although the travel fatigue could be an issue.

He has reinstated Fabio Cannavaro to the squad after leaving him behind to rest in the capital at the weekend, and the Italian’s return will see Christoph Metzelder dropped from the 19-man list, as will Míchel Salgado.

There were rumours that Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder could make an early comeback from his cruciate knee ligament damage and make a cameo appearance in St. Petersburg, but Schuster has decided not to take the risk and left him out along with fellow casualties, Fernando Gago and Guti.

Squad List:

Casillas, Dudek, Codina – Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Pepe, Heinze, Marcelo, Torres – Diarrà, Drenthe, De la Red, Javi García, Van der Vaart – Raúl, Saviola, Van Nistelrooy, Robben, Higuaín