Muscle problem in the adductor for Artem Dovbyk, who misses the two Nations League matches planned with the Ukrainian national team. He had noticed something during Juventus–Roma, then further tests during the national team’s camp confirmed the existence of a strain. The situation doesn’t seem serious and the break helps, but in the meantime Dovbik has returned to Rome. It’s another muscle injury for the Giallorossi as the other new signing Enzo Le Fee had already been sidelined after the match with Empoli.
Without Dovbyk, space for Shomurodov or Dybala as false nine
After the break, Roma resumes from Genoa and only in a few days, after new checks, will they know if they can count on their starting striker. In case of absence, there are two possible solutions: Shomurodov, a role substitute, returned to Trigoria with a physical condition to be adjusted. However, he remains the only one to have scored for Roma in the league. The other option would see Paulo Dybala as a false nine. At that point, the offensive department would have less physicality, but greater technical quality with the wealth of the Argentine champion at the center of the game, very good at enhancing any movements of his teammates to fill the penalty area.