Carlo Ancelotti has added Kaka to his extensive injury list ahead of a potentially bruising encounter at under-pressure Catania Calcio on Wednesday night.
Kaka had an x-ray on Monday that revealed heavy bruising on his injured knee, inflamed after the 2-1 weekend win over Palermo, which keeps the Brazilian from travelling to Sicily.
Further tests will determine whether Kaka will be fit for the Champions League clash against Arsenal next week.
"Kaka's absence to us is as important as (Adrian) Mutu's is to Fiorentina,'' Ancelotti said.
"We think he can recover for Arsenal, but we will see over the next few days.''
Ancelotti does not envisage Kaka will be fit for Saturday's game against Lazio, and will also be without several other first-team regulars.
"(Kakha) Kaladze, (Andrea) Pirlo and (Marek) Jankulovski are tired and need some rest,'' the coach said.
Alessandro Nesta (thigh) also misses out but may recover for Saturday.
Ronaldo is a long-term injury in attack, however in his place Filippo Inzaghi stepped off the substitutes' bench against Palermo to strike an injury-time winner as AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 and move up to fourth place in the table.
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