This picture taken on December 7, 2008 a

This picture taken on December 7, 2008 at San Siro Stadium in Milan shows AC Milan's midfielder Gennaro Ivan Gattuso holding his knee after being injured during his team's Italian Serie A football match against Catania. AC Milan and Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging his cruciate knee ligament during the 1-0 victory against Catania and will head to Antwerp in Belgium to see a specialist, his club said on December 9, 2008. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)