Roma to rest Papa Totti
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti will rest Francesco Totti for the Uefa Cup tie with Tromso.
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti will rest Francesco Totti for the Uefa Cup tie with Tromso on Thursday.
The Giallorossi face a showdown with Roman rivals Lazio at the weekend and Spalletti wants to give his star striker time to recover from his international exertions.
It is also thought that Totti is eager to spend time with his wife as she prepares to give birth to their first child.
Shabani Nonda looks the most likely candidate to lead the Roma line, as Vincenzo Montella has been ruled out of the clash due to a head injury, while contract rebel Antonio Cassano is suffering from ankle problems.
Reports in the Italian press claim that Spalletti held a showdown with his players at the club's Trigoria training ground on Monday.
It is understood that the Roma boss made it clear to stars such as Totti, Olivier Dacourt and Christian Panucci that mediocre displays would no longer be tolerated and that nobody is an automatic selection for his starting XI.
