Kumbulla given another chance by Mourinho

Roma coach Jose Mourinho has given Marash Kumbulla a chance to re-claim a place in the squad after the exclusion against Napoli.

The centre-back is the only one of the excluded players to have received a call-up for the trip to Cagliari and Il Corriere dello Sport claims he has been given a chance for a new start.

The fiasco against Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa Conference League proved costly for a host of the players in La Lupa’s squad and Amadou Diawara’s agent claimed Mourinho has created ‘an uncomfortable environment’ at Trigoria.

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The newspaper points at the fact that Kumbulla is the only available centre-back for the bench against the Rossoblu in Sardinia, with Chris Smalling expected to be back at the end for November.

But Kumbulla is now in a position that he must exploit to his advantage, to be ready in case the coach needs him and make Mourinho forget about all the mistakes made in Norway.

The Rome-based newspaper claims Kumbulla was one of the worst performers in Bodo, when he started the third game in the European competition.

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