Chris Smalling’s fitness is becoming a concern for Roma as the Englishman has already missed 19 games out of 38 due to injuries.

Smalling returned to Roma in a €15m deal back in October. He had spent a season on loan at the Stadio Olimpico in 2019-20.

The former Manchester United defender has been left out of the Giallorossi squad list to face Napoli this evening.

Chris Smalling’s fitness is becoming a concern for Roma as the Englishman has already missed 19 games out of 38 due to injuries.

Smalling returned to Roma in a €15m deal back in October. He had spent a season on loan at the Stadio Olimpico in 2019-20.

The former Manchester United defender has been left out of the Giallorossi squad list to face Napoli this evening.

The match against the Azzurri will be the 20th missed by the 31-year-old due to injuries this season.

Smalling has suffered knee and muscular problems in the current campaign and even missed one game due to food poisoning in November.

“Smalling will not need knee surgery, we have to deal with him day by day. I cannot think about who is not available, even if they are important players. Hopefully, we’ll have them all back after the break for international duty,” Roma coach Paulo Fonseca said at a press conference on Saturday.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jordan Veretout are also unavailable against the Azzurri this evening.

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