Injured Rossi out of Euro 2012

Rome: Giuseppe Rossi`s hopes to be fit in time for Euro 2012 football tournament were dashed as the Villarreal man again injured his right knee.

The Italian international, who had established himself as a key member of Cesare Prandelli`s team during qualifying for next summer`s tournament, was on course to make a return to the field in the next few weeks. Rossi was in the final stages of recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, suffered in October, having recently returned to training. However, a statement released in Villarreal`s website Friday said that he has re-injured the joint, again tearing the same ligament. The 25-year-old, who was heavily linked with a transfer this summer, will now likely face surgery again and is set to miss another six months of action. IANS