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'Several basic players' of Feyenoord are said to be suffering from flu symptoms in the run-up to the European home match against AS Roma. That news takes hold 1908.nl out on Tuesday evening.
Shortly after the match against Sparta Rotterdam (2-0 win), some selection members of the Rotterdam team reportedly contracted a stomach flu. According to the fan medium, the team trained on Tuesday with a 'significantly thinned selection'.
Youth players joined the first team players to achieve 'workable' training. The first match of a diptych against Roma awaits Thursday evening at 6:45 PM for the third season in a row.
It is hoped that trainer Arne Slot will then have a fully fit selection at his disposal. It is not yet known which players would be involved, although there are rumors X people say that captain Lutsharel Geertruida is 'very ill'.
“The players involved and the technical staff of Feyenoord are doing everything they can to ensure availability on Thursday evening,” the fansite writes.
Feyenoord hopes on Thursday that three times will be the charm. In the previous editions between the two teams, then Roma coach Jose Mourinho managed to guide his team to the final victory and the next round respectively.
The Rotterdammers hope to provide themselves with a favorable starting position on Thursday evening in De Kuip in order to complete the job in Rome a week later.
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