Football: Surgery on Montolivo's broken tibia successful

(AGI) Milan, June 2 - AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo'ssurgery for a broken tibia was successful, the club announcedon Monday. He broke the bone in a friendly match with Irelandon Saturday. "Barring, complications, in around 40 daysMontolivo will undergo check-ups to better determine hisrecovery time," said the club. The surgery was carried out atthe "La Madonnina" clinic in Milan, by professors HerbertSchoenhuber, Roberto Pozzoni, and Riccardo Accetta, assisted byAC Milan's medical staff. (AGI) . .