Tomorrow evening, Roma faces Bologna at the Olimpico for the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie.
Gasperini will have to contend with numerous absences and the subpar condition of some players.
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Mancini, Celik, and Koné all worked individually yesterday. They aren’t at their best, but they’ll grit their teeth in such an important match.
Up front, the only certainty is Malen, the only remaining center forward between now and the end of the season, given that Dovbyk and Ferguson are both expected to miss out.
Dybala, on the other hand, won’t return until mid-April, for what will be his final matches for the Giallorossi.
Soulé, on the other hand, is pushing to return as soon as possible.
As Corriere dello Sport reports, the Argentine continues his recovery. His pubalgia has slowed him down but not tamed him. He’s back to running, pushing, and wants to be there. His last appearance was on February 15th against Napoli. In the past month and a half, Roma has had to do without the player who, until a few games ago, had been their top scorer this season, until Malen’s arrival. Now Soulé is ready to return.
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He’s already focused on Sunday’s match against Lecce. The medical staff is preaching calm, aiming to have him back after the break, when the Giallorossi will face Inter at Easter.
The feeling, however, is that the boy is in a hurry, the kind of rush that those destined for victory don’t want to sit back and watch.