The stop for the national teams is always an unknown factor. If on the one hand the club technicians are afraid of possible injuries for their players, the other side of the coin can sometimes be the case for clubs. The air of home is good for those who are struggling in their league and that’s exactly what José is Mourinho he hopes for the 10 players who will be busy with their respective selections in the next ten days. They would have been more (13) were it not for Felix’s renunciation of the call from his Ghana and the early return of Zaniolo and Pellegrini in the capital respectively for a muscle overload in the calf and inflammation in the knee.

All the others, on the other hand, for a couple of weeks will avoid the Capitoline controversies of these days with the hope of the Special One to embrace them in better conditions than their departure. This is the case with Abraham, for example. The striker found the goal (the fifth of the season) against Venice and England on Friday will face Kumbulla’s Albania, who only last Sunday wet the season with his debut as a starter in the championship. A race to qualify for the Qatar World Cup, like all those of the Giallorossi involved in the national team except for Shomurodov and Darboe who have two friendlies to try and forget the last seven games with the Rome. And if the Uzbek in Venice has found the way to scoring again, the Gambian has not even started with the team after the bad performance of a few days earlier at the Olimpico with Bodo / Glimt. Despite everything in these days, the midfielder will sign the renewal at a distance until 2026 with Mou who hopes to get him back on the piece when he returns. AEven for Mkihtaryan the call from Armenia can do well. Remained on the bench in Venice and gone out at half-time in previous matches, the former Arsenal fails to make an impact as a start to last season.

Different speech, however, for Veretout, Cristante and Rui Patricio. Of the national teams who have left Trigoria are those who have done better so far, net of the decline in the last few matches. Between the last minute call (Veretout replaced the injured Pogba) and the possibility of hitting the World Cup qualification with Italy (Cristante), the Giallorossi midfield could return to Trigoria with a definitely better mood than when they left him. An enthusiasm that Mourinho hopes to find in two weeks, injuries, criticisms and bad luck permitting.