Jose Mourinho tried to shuffle the cards on the table ahead of the match against Monza. “I won’t say whether Belotti and Lukaku will play together, but in this regard, despite the absence of Dybala, we are in good shape,” said the Portuguese, referring in particular to El Shaarawy and Azmoun. There’s no doubt the fortunes of these two are rising, but from minute one, the Special One, minus the preliminary tactics, still seems intent on focusing on the double-nine formula. One thing is certain: a “Big Romanian” is needed, and this is demonstrated by the same data that Jose brought at the press conference. “With him on the pitch everything changes, the team’s numbers change from a quantitative point of view, because he alone already scores 20-25 goals a season,” explains Mourinho. But the Belgian also improves his teammates. “Look at Belotti,” the coach emphasizes. “Last year, zero goals in the championship, this year 3 in 8 matches.” In short, if it is true that there is a Roma with and without Dybala, the same can be said about whether the former Chelsea and Inter players play or not. Thus, the Special One also clears some stones, claiming a better performance than in his first seasons with the Giallorossi. “We scored some great team goals: if someone else had scored them with another coach and not with me, they would have caused more excitement…” – a statement from the coach who reinstates Llorente for the match against Monza, but not Smalling. “Diego spent three days training with us, two of which were like a tempo competition. So he can play,” Moe begins, talking about injured players, “Chris did a little work yesterday and that’s it, he won’t be available.”
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