Roma forward Nicolò Zaniolo didn’t travel to Norway and has reportedly recovered ahead of the match against Napoli this weekend.
Sky Sport Italia reports Jose Mourinho had the players sleep at Trigoria after the shocking 6-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa Conference League, before training in the morning.
The coach sent a signal and hopes to have recovered the mental energy in view of the big game against Serie A leaders Napoli this weekend.
Zaniolo was not in the travelling party but has, according to the broadcaster, recovered from a knee injury and should be in contention for .
The 22-year-old has played 10 competitive games with La Lupa since returning from the second ACL rupture and has contributed one goal and one assist in the process.
When the Giallorossi returned to Rome in the middle of the night, everyone went to sleep at Trigoria and then trained this morning in view of the match against Luciano Spalletti’s men on Sunday.
Roma sit fourth in Serie A ahead of the important game in the Italian capital, but arrive from two consecutive defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Juventus in the last league game.
Roma, allenamento di mattina dopo il rientro nella notte. Zaniolo verso il recupero#SkySport #Roma #SkySerieA #SerieA #Zaniolo https://t.co/FxV5jeF34Z
— skysport (@SkySport) October 22, 2021
I hope roma will do better against napoli. I hope so 🙏😔😪
@Lupo: they can’t do any worse than losing 6-1 to a team somewhere close to the arctic !