Mourinho claims Diego is fit to play
October 21, Reuters Coach Jose Mourinho of AS Roma is optimistic that most of his players will soon be ready to play, as Diego Llorente has returned and several others have started exercising again.
The runners-up in the Europa League the previous season have won their last two games despite having battled with form early in the season, sitting in 10th position in the rankings with 11 points from their first eight games.
At a news conference on Saturday, Mourinho stated, “(Marash) Kumbulla and (Tammy) Abraham back on the training ground makes me happy, but (Renato) Sanches and (Lorenzo) Pellegrini are still out.”
Llorente, a defender, will be eligible for Sunday’s home Serie A match against Monza, according to Mourinho.
Mourinho stated, “I hope and hope that next week Sanches will also be able to return to work in the group.” Chris Smalling had also rejoined the group but would not be playing.
Paulo Dybala is still out due to a knee injury he sustained during the 4-1 victory over Cagliari earlier this month, and Mourinho has been mum about Romelu Lukaku’s forward partner.
“I don’t want to say who will start tomorrow. Paulo (Dybala) is an important player for his creativity and positioning, but we have a good group of forwards available,” he said.
“We scored plenty of nice goals this season, we improved in terms of construction.
“When we are at full strength we play even better than last year. For me, beauty remains the result, the points – that’s what matters.”
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