San Paolo (Brasile) – Pato si dichiara ottimista in vista della Coppa America nonostante l'infortunio alla spalla subito nell'ultima partita di campionato. "Sto recuperando e sono felice dei progressi", ha detto l'attaccante, aggiungendo di voler lavorare duro per arrivare in forma in tempo per l'inizio del torneo sudamericano che inizia a luglio. I medici del Milan avevano detto che il brasiliano avrebbe saltato la Coppa America, ma il medico verdeoro José Luiz Runco ha assicurato che c'è ancora abbastanza tempo per il recupero: "E' troppo presto per pronunciarsi su una sua esclusione dal torneo", ha detto. Il ct del Brasile Mano Menezes annuncerà i convocati solo dopo l'amichevole contro la Romania in programma il 7 giugno.acg272317 Mag 2011LPN1034 4 EST NI01 841 ITA1034;Libia, Kaim: Russia è nostra amica, non affiancherà posizione NatoDeavuille (Francia) In response, Libya's deputy foreign minister, Khaled Kaim, said: “Russia is one of the traditional friends of Libya. … We don't think that Russia will sway its position to side with NATO.'' He would not say whether Gadhafi had been informed of Medvedev's proposal, but told reporters in Tripoli that the Libyan leader was constantly watching the news. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner called Russian, South African and U.N. mediation efforts with Gadhafi “constructive,'' but said they needed to make clear that the Libyan leader must leave power. “I don't know if it's up to the international community, given what Gadhafi has done against his own people, to prepare him any kind of easy exit or some kind of golden parachute to leave Libya,'' Toner told reporters. Asked what value the mediation might then hold, Toner said the efforts could be useful “to make him or his regime see clearly the writing on the wall.'' “There's no way out,'' Toner added. “He's no longer the legitimate leader in the eyes of the international community, in the eyes of his own people. The sooner he accepts that and moves on, the better.'' On Friday, rebel fighters clashed with government forces to the south and west of the insurgent-held city of Misrata. Dr. Mustafa Omar of Hikma hospital said five rebels were killed and 26 wounded. It was unclear if any government soldiers were killed. While rebel fighters have pushed Gadhafi's troops to Misrata's outskirts, the city, Libya's third largest, has been under siege for months, receiving food and medical supplies only by sea. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, hosting the G-8 summit, said Friday there is “great unanimity'' about an “intensification of the military intervention'' to protect civilians. He did not say how, but France and Britain said this week they are ready to deploy attack helicopters in the campaign. British Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters in Deauville that the deployment of helicopters was “part of the process of turning up the pressure'' on Gadhafi. He said the campaign is entering a “new phase.'' So far, the NATO campaign has relied largely on strike jets dropping munitions from an altitude of about 15,000 feet (4,600 meters). The helicopters, flying much lower and slower, could more accurately identify targets in densely populated areas while risking fewer civilian lives. But such flights would also expose the helicopter crews to greater risks.