Fabio Cannavaro will stay with Italy during their Euro 2008 campaign despite being ruled out with an ankle injury. “I asked Donadoni to let me stay with the squad. It only seems right after two years of work together," said the Real Madrid defender. The FIFA World player of the year 2006 damaged his ligaments in a tackle with Giorgio Chiellini on Monday. “I'm disappointed because I was so pumped up and it would have been my third and final European Championship. But now I have set 2010 as my objective,” Cannavaro told Footbal Italia. Italy manager Roberto Donadoni has called up Fiorentina's Alessandro Gamberini to cover the Azzuri captain. Don stayed positive and insisted that he has the personnel to replace Cannavaro. “I have faith in the ability of whoever takes his place. Whoever it is who comes in knows that they have a great responsibility, but that should be an encouragement and not a burden," said the former Italy Legend. Christian Panucci and Giorgio Chiellini are tipped to switch to the central back position.
