At 20.45 in the
Rome-Verona field
EVE
The Champions League race with the "kids".
This is how Mourinho calls them the players who have joined the first team from the Primavera on a permanent basis and who, in all probability, will be called to answer present against Verona.
Because to the tiredness of Matic and the already known absence of Dybala, one could also add that of Pellegrini.
The Giallorossi captain went off in the 74th minute of the match against Salzburg due to a slight muscle strain and considering the second leg to be played next Thursday for the next round, Special One is thinking of saving him.
His conditions are of no concern and only tomorrow morning will he give his definitive feedback to the coach who blindly trusts his captain's sensations.
For this reason, if Lorenzo tells him he is ready to play, then he will do a part of the match, otherwise it will be Volpato's turn in the frontline, exactly one year after his first goal in Serie A. Ironically, just against Verona at the Olympic.
Roma were losing 2-0 and in the final twenty minutes Mourinho decided to play the Bove-Volpato card, a very productive move given that both found the goal, giving the Giallorossi an equalizer.
The hope in Trigoria is that the three points can arrive to confirm the placement in the top four of the standings for another day, but if Mourinho hasn't decided yet for Volpato, yes for Bove.
He will play in place of Matic and alongside Cristante, while Celik will be back on the right from the first minute and Zalewski on the other side.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Rome (3-4-2-1): 1 Rui Patricio;
23 Lefties, 6 Smalling, 3 Ibanez;
19 Celik, 4 Cristante, 52 Bove, 59 Zalewski;
7 Pilgrims, 92 El Shaarawy;
9 Abraham.
(99 Svilar, 63 Boer, 24 Kumbulla, 14 Llorente, 2 Karsdorp, 37 Spinazzola, 25 Wijnaldum 68 Tahirovic, 20 Camara, 8 Matic, 62 Volpato, 11 Belotti, 18 Solbakken).
Coach: Mourinho.
Disqualified: none.
Be wary: Cristante, Mancini, Smalling.
Out: Darboe, Dybala.
Verona (3-4-2-1): 1 Montipò, 42 Coppola, 6 Hien, 23 Magnani, 29 Depaoli, 61 Tameze, 33 Duda, 3 Doig, 26 Ngonge, 8 Lazovic, 11 Lasagna.
(22 Berardi, 34 Perilli, 2 Zeefiik, 17 Ceccherini, 5 Faraoni, 32 Cabal, 29 Dawidowicz, 24 Terracciano, 28 Abildgaard, 25 Braaf, 77 Sulemana, 30 Kallon, 38 Gaich).
All.: Zaffaroni.
Disqualified: none.
Be wary: Henry, Veloso, Depaoli, Hongla, Djuric.
Out: Henry, Hrustic, Veloso, Djuric.
Referee: Sozza from Seregno.
Snai shares: 1.65;
3.70;
5.75.