Flamengo upbeat about Adriano return

 RIO DE JANEIRO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo coach Joel Santana admitted he was "eagerly awaiting" the return of former Brazil international striker Adriano.

The 30-year-old is still officially without a club after being sacked by Flamengo's Brazilian rivals Corinthians in March due to alleged² disciplinary problems.

He underwent surgery on his problematic left Achilles tendon in April and has since received physiotherapy under the guidance of Flamengo medical staff.

The Rubro-negro is yet to commit to signing Adriano, who helped the club win the 2009 Brazilian Serie A championship.

"I spoke³ to him today and he was excited and happy," Santana said on Friday. "Like all of us here I am hoping that he can come back and play at the level we know he can."

"Adriano is a special player and we are anxious to see him back on the pitch for us."

Santana's comments came just days after Adriano was summoned to a meeting with Flamengo officials unhappy at the former Inter¹ Milan and Roma star's lack of commitment to his rehabilitation⁴.

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 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

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。