Rudi Garcia will reportedly keep faith with both Douglas Maicon and Ashley Cole at full-back for Roma’s Champions League meeting with CSKA Moscow.
Speculation leading up to the Group E opener at the Stadio Olimpico had been that both could drop out in favour of Vasilis Torosidis and Jose Holebas respectively.
Rudi Garcia will reportedly keep faith with both Douglas Maicon and Ashley Cole at full-back for Roma’s Champions League meeting with CSKA Moscow.
Speculation leading up to the Group E opener at the Stadio Olimpico had been that both could drop out in favour of Vasilis Torosidis and Jose Holebas respectively.
However, on from indications yesterday, Leggo are running the line that the veterans will keep their starting spots from the weekend, with the only change in the back-line being Davide Astori’s return in place of the injured Leandro Castan.
Midfield is expected to see Seydou Keita start, with Miralem Pjanic and Radja Nainggolan alongside him, whilst attack apparently has Gervinho and Francesco Totti assured, and one from Alessandro Florenzi and Juan Iturbe.
Probable Roma XI to face CSKA: De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanic, Keita, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Totti, Iturbe