MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - AC Milan goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac will
struggle to overcome a dislocated finger in time for Wednesday's
Champions League clash at Arsenal, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on
Tuesday.
Dida, who recently lost his first team place to Australian
Kalac, is already out for the first leg of the first knockout round
tie with a back injury.
Third-choice keeper Valerio Fiori, who has not played for the
European champions since the 2003/04 season, is poised to step in
should Kalac be unavailable.
'I don't think Kalac will make it. For a goalkeeper a finger is
very important but we will see after training this evening. If he
can't train, Fiori will play,' Ancelotti told reporters as Milan
prepared to fly to London.
'Milan are not in the best condition, but no one is at the
moment, neither in Italy nor in Europe.
'However, these matches don't come down to fitness, but to
prudence and experience. We feel like experts in this sense and are
used to these types of games.'
Kaka, Clarence Seedorf and Alexandre Pato have all just
recovered from knocks while Ronaldo has been ruled out for at least
nine months with a knee injury.
