Recoba breaks ankle

Internazionale star Alvaro Recoba has fractured a bone in his ankle.

Alvaro Recoba could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after a training ground injury was revealed to be more serious than originally anticipated.

Recoba went in for scans on a suspected twisted ankle, but was told that he had fractured a bone.

The Uruguayan star will now face at least a month on the sidelines.

Recoba has never fully established himself as a regular under coach Roberto Mancini - but his injury exacerbates a growing problem for Inter's strikers.

Adriano is not at full fitness after an injury and Obafemi Martins has back problems.

On top of this Christian Vieri is still trying to shake off a longstanding knee problem - leaving Mancini with something of a selection crisis.