Roma needs its big names. In the league, they’ve managed to do without them, winning and convincing even without some of their brightest stars.
But the comeback by Manchester United revealed a problem: when the game gets tough and tense, the Giallorossi risk losing their bearings. This is primarily a mental, rather than physical, factor that Gasperini will need to work on.
In the meantime, however, a helping hand could come from the infirmary.
As Il Tempo reports, Koné is fast approaching his return for Saturday’s match against Sassuolo.
Dybala is also hoping to be there: the Argentine has resumed training on the pitch and aims to be available again as soon as possible. Gasperini hopes to count on the two.
Even if seeing them from the start seems pure utopia. But having them—even if only on the bench—makes all the difference in the world. And Gasperini knows it.
