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Date: 02/10/2019 -

Roma, Fonseca: “Kalinic will play, players like Dzeko and Kolarov need rest”

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Roma coach Paulo Fonseca previewed the giallorossi's Europa League match, a trip to face Wolfsberger in Austria. The winner will temporarily sit on top of the group, as both recorded 4-0 wins in the opening match. Here were Fonseca's comments in his pre-match press conference: "I expect a very difficult match tomorrow, against a team who had a deserved 4-0 win at Gladbach. They have quality, they're aggressive, and strong on the counterattack. We must not underestimate them.

Players like Dzeko and Kolarov need rest, so Kalinic will start. Zappacosta trained in the last three days, but he doesn't have 90 minutes in his legs yet. Mkhitaryan has a thigh problem, and with all these bunched-up matches he easily could have gotten banged up. I kept him out against Atalanta because of this, then against Lecce he had a normal recurrance. I am not focused on the absences, all the players that are here give me confidence. 

Starting center back pair? I am only thinking of the next match and not on the pair. Smalling played two good matches, but he can still improve his positioning in the defensive line."

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