On the field at 12.30 Venice-Rome 0-0 LIVE
Eve. "We need the break." It was the alarm cry of José Mourinho after the draw with Bodo / Glimt. Emergency in defense, dry attack of goals and players who never completely convince. The second tour de force of the season gave clear answers: one point out of nine against the big players, four in total out of 12 available. Only one victory in six games (Cagliari's one), the humiliating defeat in Norway and Thursday's draw in the Conference League which also jeopardizes the lead in the group. For this reason the lunch match with Venice becomes fundamental. The Special One needs a victory to confirm fourth place and to avert the controversy surrounding the team for a couple of weeks.He will have to do it by reinventing the defensive department because the physical problem of Calafiori has been added to Vina's muscle injury, who has a resentment in his left thigh, but Mourinho does not lose hope. "Even without three left-backs we will be able to build a balanced team," he said at the press conference. The only sure of the starting places are Karsdorp and Mancini, then alongside the Giallorossi 23 there are three options: Cristante, Kumbulla or Ibanez.
Probable formations
Venezia (4-3-3): 88 Romero; 7 Mazzocchi, 32 Caldara, 32 Ceccaroni, 55 Haps; 27 Busio, 33 Crnigoj, 44 Ampadu; 10 Aramu, 77 Okereke, 14 Henry. (1 Maenpaa; 3 Molinaro, 13 Modolo, 22 Ebuhei, 28 Schnegg, 30 Svoboda; 8 Tessmann, 18 Heymans, 19 Bjarkason, 23 Kiyine, 42 Peretz; 9 Forte, 11 Sigurdsson). Coach: P. Zanetti. Disqualified: none Beware: Ampadu, Heymans. Unavailable: Ala-Myllymachi, Fiordilino, Johnsen, Lezzerini, Vacca.
Rome (4-2-3-1): 1 Rui Patricio;
2 Karsdorp, 23 G. Mancini, 3 Ibanez, 13 Calafiori;
17 Veretout, 4 Cristante;
22 Zaniolo, 7 Lo.Pellegrini, 92 El Shaarawy;
9 Abraham.
(87 Fuzato, 63 Boer, 19 Reynolds, 24 Kumbulla, 42 Diawara, 14 Villar, 55 Darboe, 59 Zalewski, 21 Mayoral, 11 Carles Perez, 77 Mkhitaryan, 14 Shomurodov, 64 Felix).
Coach: José Mourinho.
Disqualified: none.
Beware: Cristante, Veretout.
Unavailable: Smalling, Spinazzola, Vina.
Referee: Aureliano of Bologna.
Snai shares: 5.75;
4.50;
1.50.
