Adriano cleared to resume training

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil international striker Adriano could make his long-awaited return to football within a month after being cleared by doctors Monday to resume training.

Adriano underwent surgery for a second time on his left Achilles tendon in April and has been recuperating² under the guidance of medical staff at his former club Flamengo.

Last week the club's president Patricia Amorim said a decision would be made on whether to sign the 30-year-old when he was fully³ fit.

But Adriano hinted a deal could be struck within days.

"The doctor has released me. I've fully healed. Now I just have to sign the contract," Adriano said on Monday.

"I'm not going to predict when I will be back exactly but I hope to be playing again in more or less a month."

"I should sort out the contract in the next couple of days. On Tuesday I will be training in uniform with the rest of the team."

Flamengo football director Zinho said club officials would meet with Adriano this week to discuss the striker's future.

"I still can't say if we are going to sign him. I will be calling his agent to discuss it further."

Adriano, once regarded as one of the world's top strikers, has been beset⁴ by injury and controversy⁵ in recent years.

He was released by Flamengo's Brazilian rivals Corinthians in March due to an alleged⁶ lack of commitment towards his recovery from injury.

The former Inter¹ Milan and Roma forward helped Flamengo win the 2009 Brazilian Serie A championship with 19 goals from 31 matches.

1 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

2 recuperating   

v.恢复（健康、体力等），复原( recuperate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He's still recuperating from his operation. 他动了手术，还在恢复。
• He is recuperating from a serious back injury. 他背部受了重伤，目前正在康复中。 来自辞典例句

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为