There are questions over whether Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi will be available for Italy’s EURO 2016 quarterfinal clash against Germany on Saturday (21:00 CEST) in Bordeaux. The 32-year-old Roma player suffered serious bruising to his right thigh in the 2-0 win over defending champions Spain on Monday. De Rossi was absent from training on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We are keeping an eye on the situation and are doing everything we can to get him fit in time. We won’t draw any conclusions yet but we know that there isn’t much time left until the match,” said Italy’s team doctor Enrico Castellacci on Wednesday afternoon. Antonio Candreva will definitely not be in contention due to a muscular injury.
Italy’s coach Antonio Conte will probably need to rebuild his entire midfield if de Rossi doesn’t recover in time. As well as Candreva, Thiago Motta is suspended after collecting his second yellow card of the tournament. Stefano Sturaro is a possible replacement for de Rossi.
There are questions over whether Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi will be available for Italy’s EURO 2016 quarterfinal clash against Germany on Saturday (21:00 CEST) in Bordeaux. The 32-year-old Roma player suffered serious bruising to his right thigh in the 2-0 win over defending champions Spain on Monday. De Rossi was absent from training on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We are keeping an eye on the situation and are doing everything we can to get him fit in time. We won’t draw any conclusions yet but we know that there isn’t much time left until the match,” said Italy’s team doctor Enrico Castellacci on Wednesday afternoon. Antonio Candreva will definitely not be in contention due to a muscular injury.
Italy’s coach Antonio Conte will probably need to rebuild his entire midfield if de Rossi doesn’t recover in time. As well as Candreva, Thiago Motta is suspended after collecting his second yellow card of the tournament. Stefano Sturaro is a possible replacement for de Rossi.
