Totti doubtful for derby
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Francesco Totti might be forced to miss Sunday’s showdown with Lazio. “The Chances of me playing are 20 per cent.”
The Giallorosso did not travel to Bergamo last weekend due to sciatica and a bruised back and his condition has failed to improve since then, forcing him to miss training on Wednesday and Thursday.
“What are the chances of me playing in the derby? I would say 20 per cent and that is only to encourage myself,” said Totti.
“I am not a person who surrenders easily, but I am in pain. I suffered a lot for my sciatica problem in the matches with Sampdoria and Inter,” added the Roma captain.
“My leg hurts as soon as I extend it. As to the haematoma in my back, it has decreased in size, but walking is an effort for me.
“Today I will try to run and we will see. I will speak to Luciano Spalletti and decide with him what is the best thing to do,” concluded the player.
Roma hope to make up for the 3-0 derby defeat in December, but will have to do without Matteo Ferrari and Marco Cassetti, who were both handed one-match bans by the Disciplinary Commission.
Match thread
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Francesco Totti might be forced to miss Sunday’s showdown with Lazio. “The Chances of me playing are 20 per cent.”
The Giallorosso did not travel to Bergamo last weekend due to sciatica and a bruised back and his condition has failed to improve since then, forcing him to miss training on Wednesday and Thursday.
“What are the chances of me playing in the derby? I would say 20 per cent and that is only to encourage myself,” said Totti.
“I am not a person who surrenders easily, but I am in pain. I suffered a lot for my sciatica problem in the matches with Sampdoria and Inter,” added the Roma captain.
“My leg hurts as soon as I extend it. As to the haematoma in my back, it has decreased in size, but walking is an effort for me.
“Today I will try to run and we will see. I will speak to Luciano Spalletti and decide with him what is the best thing to do,” concluded the player.
Roma hope to make up for the 3-0 derby defeat in December, but will have to do without Matteo Ferrari and Marco Cassetti, who were both handed one-match bans by the Disciplinary Commission.
Match thread