DI FRANCESCO'S PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
Eusebio Di Francesco spoke in the pre-match press conference on the eve of the Serie A TIM match between ChievoVerona and Roma. Rsario Abisso from Abisso will take charge of the match.
He was asked about the injury status of the squad: "Olsen is unavailable because of a calf problem and Manolas has a groin issue. They'll both stay in Rome and hopefully they'll be ok for Tuesday. We need to assess De Rossi because he came in and played 90 minutes, and he's been training well, but he's not really ready to play back-to-back fixtures. I'm pleased with his condition, though."
Di Francesoc spoke also about Nicolò Zaniolo: "He'll play again. Mentally he's in a good place at the moment and I want to make the most of his youthful energy, his desire and determination. He needs to improve his decision-making at times – sometimes he tries a bit too hard, but I like that exuberance in my players.”
Finally the Giallorossi coach spoke about Dzeko and Schick: "They could, yes, just as Karsdorp and Schick could both feature on the right again. Physically you can't expect a response four days after Florence, when we were disastrous from a physical point of view. Other things come into it. Fitness comes more from training than matches. The lads have been training well and I'm pleased with that but, as I always say, that's not enough in itself.”
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