A year later, in the Europa League semi-final between Rome and Bayer Leverkusen. However, much has changed compared to May last year: on the two benches there is no longer a competition between the master (José Mourinho) and the apprentice (Xabi Alonso), because if the Spaniard is firmly seated on the German bench and has just won the title in Germany, De Rossi has arrived in the Giallorossi team for three months to replace the Special One. One hundred and eighty minutes now separate the teams from the final in Dublin, and while Bayer Leverkusen are looking to avenge last year’s elimination, the Giallorossi are aiming for a third consecutive European final, hoping for a different result than last season in Budapest. That’s why everyone will be needed at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday and today, as training resumed, the first two pieces of good news arrived: Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling returned to training along with the rest of the group. Thus, the respective muscle problems that kept them out of the last matches have been overcome and both will start in the cup.
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