Rome, head of Europe. So De Rossi prepares the super challenge with Milan

ROMA MILAN EUROPA LEAGUE – Fear over the health conditions of N’Dickastruck by an illness during the match against Udinese, the Rome returns to training today in Trigoria to prepare for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Milan, to be played on Thursday in front of the Olimpico crowd. The 1-0 achieved in the first leg is a good starting point, but qualification is still to be achieved.

Against the Rossoneri I return to the back four

The day of rest served above all as a refreshment for the minds, shocked by the memory of the experience of Udine. From now Daniel de Rossi he will have to be a strategist but also a psychologist to stimulate the players to get back on track: in just two days Roma will play for Europe inside their stadium, fantastic as always, and they don’t want to throw away the opportunity after winning at San Siro, writes Il Corriere dello Sport. On the positive side, without a doubt, the team saved energy by not playing the last 20-25 minutes in Udine. Athletic training specialists point out that a footballer begins to feel neuromuscular fatigue, from which he then has to recover, after 70-75 minutes of the match. Up to that point, he doesn’t feel the strain after four days.

This is the reason why the group, after having verified that N’Dicka was well, decided to return to Rome on Sunday evening, without staying in Friuli: we must not forget that the team had been away since last Wednesday, the eve of the first round of the Europa League, and then remained in retreat in Monza. In short, there was also a legitimate need to unplug, an element that De Rossi quickly understood. However, some took advantage of the day off to train a bit, between Trigoria and their respective homes. In today’s and tomorrow’s training sessions, the lineup to play against Milan will be tested. It is possible that Roma will start again from the same scenario as the first leg, therefore playing again El Shaarawy on the right and the 4-4-2 which facilitates the management of the bands.

According to logic the only new thing would be Ox right midfielder in place of Cristantewith Paredes play e Pilgrims assigned to the double task: feeding the ball and chain connections and controlling the other captain, Calabria, when he centralizes to start Milan’s action. Defending with N’Dicka e Huijsen outside, there shouldn’t be much doubt: the couple is back Mancini-Smalling which worked wonders at San Siro, with Celik right up Leao And Spinazzola to the left. Always in front with Lukaku Dybala.