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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti (ex AC Milan coach) directing a recovery training session on Sunday 27 July 2014 at the UCLA North Athletic Field ahead of the game against AS Roma in the International Champions Cup in Dallas, Texas. Training with 15 players including basic warm up exercises, a variety of drills, which incorporated fitness training with ball work while goalkeepers training separately. Eight of the players that started against Inter Milan did not train on the grass: Carvajal, Diego Llorente, Lucas, Pepe, Illarra, Isco, Gareth Bale and Nacho.
The first player to arrive for training was goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Real Madrid counting now with forward Cristiano Ronaldo who arrived in Los Angeles yesterday Saturday 26. Cristiano was not part of the game against Inter and followed a light individual training with fitness coach Santi Lozano including stretching, jogging, running to recover from injury. Defender Alvaro Arbeloa joined the rest of his teammates. Positive news is that Fabio Coentrao also joined his teammates for training because in the past days he followed individual training to recover from injury.
Here is the situation. Real Madrid looking to defeat AS Roma after losing against Inter Milan on penalty shoot outs: Real Madrid 1- 1 Inter Milan on Saturday 26. However, Roma also losing their first game, Manchester United 3 – 2 AS Roma. Simply put, Real Madrid and Roma objective is to win this match. Surely, a special game for Ancelotti who played for AS Roma from 1979 to 1987 making 171 appearances and scoring 12 goals. Undoubtedly, Ancelotti is well informed on what’s going with AS Roma including transfer market and game quality. (Ancelotti’s press conference.) It’s now up to AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia to prepare the perfect match and claim a victory, or for Ancelotti to conquer the Roman gladiators.
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Anna Italia reporting on Real Madrid training for italiansoccerseriea.com at the UCLA North Athletic Field on Sunday 27 July 2014. Behind is coach Carlo Ancelotti already directing the training.
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Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas arriving for the training while giving some autographs to fans before.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez ready for the training
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Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos and midfielder Xabi Alonso acclaimed by the fans before training.
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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric followed by the press before training and taking time to greet fans.
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Sergio Ramos on his way to the pitch for training …
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Here is Cristiano Ronaldo supervised by fitness coach Santi Lozano while warming up with a light jogging.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas getting back in shape
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Goalkeepers training …. Iker Casillas, Diego Lopez, Jesus.
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Real Madrid Assistant Coach Fernando Fierro signing autographs
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Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos controlling the ball during practice.
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti giving instructions to midfielder Xabi Alonso
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Cristiano Ronaldo continuing jogging while his teammates trained on the pitch.
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Cristiano Ronaldo ending training and now back to the dressing room
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Fans chanting the name of Cristiano Ronaldo who thanked them back by taking photos and giving autographs
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Jesús Fdez after training
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Sergio Ramos signing shirts, posters, photos while fans chant “Sergio, Sergio, Sergio.”
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This is it. Real Madrid training is over and now ready for the next International Champions Cup match, AC Milan vs Manchester City. See you later my friends. Real Madrid will play against AS Roma on Tuesday 29. Roma will look to redeem themselves after losing: Manchester United 3 – 2 AS Roma.