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– The Serie A side are sweating over starlet Nicolo Zaniolo after already losing Georginio Wijnaldum to a fractured shin.
– Chris Smalling headed Roma to a 1-0 win over Cremonese on Monday but Jose Mourinho’s side are sweating over starlet Nicolo Zaniolo after already losing Georginio Wijnaldum to a fractured shin.
– England international Smalling met Lorenzo Pellegrini’s corner in the 65th minute with a perfect header to send a wave of relief around a packed Stadio Olimpico.
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– The hosts missed a series of chances and only have Smalling’s goal to show for a performance in which they had 27 shots, 12 on target.
TRIPLICE FISCHIO!
Tre punti con il colpo di testa di @ChrisSmalling 💪
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– “The three points is the most important I think. We can play better, we can finish the game earlier, but it’s two games in and we wanted six points. We can only play better,” said Smalling to DAZN.
– The 32-year-old dedicated his winner to Wijnaldum, who signed from Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month.
– “We’re so disappointed for Gini … even in the warm up for that session he was feeling good, settled. He felt like he was a real part of this team in the couple of weeks that he’s been here,” added Smalling.
– “We’re gutted for him and we hope he’s back as soon as possible because he’s such a quality addition for us.”
– Roma have a maximum six points from their first two games after a summer full of optimism following their Conference League triumph last season and an impressive transfer window which also brought in Paulo Dybala.
