Ronaldo sprained his shoulder in Real Madrid&rsquo;s 2-2 draw with Barcelona on Sunday after scoring both of Real&rsquo;s goals but was cleared to join up with the Portugal squad. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/ron_1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 406px; " /> &ldquo;When he picked up a knock in his last match in the Spanish league, of course I hoped it would be serious,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It would be much easier for us in defence then,&rdquo; he added. As for strategies to cope with Ronaldo, Capello said he recognised the risk of the forward outwitting his Russian defence. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to try to play to the best of our ability in order to neutralise his strengths.&rdquo;

Russia football coach Fabio Capello yesterday joked that he had hoped Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo had picked up a serious injury and would be unavailable for today's World Cup qualifier between the two Group F favourites

I hoped Ronaldo injury would be serious, jokes Russia boss Capello

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