It will be a derby with very few Romans on the pitch. The only one could be Riccardo Calafiori, who should still replace Viña, also yesterday out of the group due to a sprained knee. The Uruguayan also carried out personalized work yesterday, it is difficult to hypothesize his recovery one day before the derby. It could be pretactic, we’ll find out today. In Lazio the only Roman, Cataldi, should start from the bench. To replace Pellegrini, Mourinho will choose Mkhitaryan in the role of attacking midfielder and will give back trust El Shaarawy. Training is top secret. The coach is hoping for Smalling to give more solidity to the defense, which should replace Ibañez. The coach yesterday congratulated Mancini, who remained on the pitch after a cheekbone injury that required four stitches.
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Mourinho in view of the derby has dictated precise rules for everyone
Mourinho prepare the derby with great attention. Trigoria is armored, even yesterday Special One did not have the cameras filmed training. Employees can park inside the sports center until the few places available are exhausted. Mourinho he pays attention to all the games, but he knows that this is decisive. The players will remain in retreat tonight. The appointment for today is set to have lunch all together. Then at the end of the training in the afternoon the players will stay to sleep in the sports center unlike Lazio, which will make the optional retreat. Muscle awakening in the gym is expected tomorrow morning, immediately afterwards Mourinho will show players the latest Lazio videos. Lunch is set at noon and a light snack at 2.30pm. The departure for the stadium is set in advance compared to the past, Mourinho wants to avoid traffic, Roma arrives first at the Olimpico and the coach also inspects the field with his players.
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