Rudi Garcia confirms Daniele De Rossi will play for Roma against Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow night.
The Giallorossi vice-captain missed the defeat to Inter at the weekend with a thigh strain, but will be back for the crucial Champions League clash.
“It’s simple, [Seydou] Keita is not ready,” Garcia explained in his pre-match Press conference.
“There is no other game than the one tomorrow, and De Rossi will play.
Rudi Garcia confirms Daniele De Rossi will play for Roma against Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow night.
The Giallorossi vice-captain missed the defeat to Inter at the weekend with a thigh strain, but will be back for the crucial Champions League clash.
“It’s simple, [Seydou] Keita is not ready,” Garcia explained in his pre-match Press conference.
“There is no other game than the one tomorrow, and De Rossi will play.
“The Champions League is a mini-tournament, every game is worth more [than in the League]. We need to win and get three points to move closer to qualifying.
“Tomorrow is like this: no-one is qualified, and no-one is out. We need a win and we want to get it tomorrow.”
Two weeks ago the teams fought-out a crazy 4-4 draw, and Garcia was asked what he had learned from that encounter in Germany.
“It confirmed what we had studied, they’re strong in attack and have weaknesses in defence. The result was what we could expect, when you look at the period both teams are going through.
“We also score a lot, and in defence we could do better. Tomorrow there is no choice, we have to win. The attitude is simple.”