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Zanetti continues to make progress
 Zanetti is likely to be back in action much earlier than anticipated ROME, Italy -- Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti continued his swift recovery from injury when he returned for a friendly match against Swiss side Chiasso at the weekend. The 32-year-old right back has been out of action since pulling an adductor muscle in his right leg in Inter's Serie A opener against Treviso on August 28. Initially, the club's doctors estimated the Argentine international would take between two and three months to recover. However, he could be back sooner after playing for 30 minutes of Inter's 3-1 win. Zanetti's eventual return will come as a relief to Inter coach Roberto Mancini, who has already lost midfielder Cristiano Zanetti and defender Sinisa Mihajlovic to injury. Mancini also risks losing the services of midfielder Dejan Stankovic after the Serbia and Montenegro international limped off during a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania on Saturday. Inter are currently fourth in Serie A on 12 points from six matches, six points behind leaders Juventus. 
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