«Dovbik must play, not Shomurodov,» said the former Roma forward

Former Italian Roma striker Roberto Pruzzo believes that in today’s return match of his former team against Spanish Athletic in the Round of 16 of the Europa League, Ukrainian Artem Dovbik should be in the starting lineup as the center forward, not Uzbek Eldor Shomurodov, who has been in the starting XI for the Wolves in four of the last five matches.

Roberto Pruzzo

“Dovbik or Shomurodov? No, no, an Ukrainian striker should play against Athletic. If the Uzbek takes Dovbik's place in the starting lineup this time, it will be a problem. I value the work that Shomurodov does, but perhaps Dovbik can still find himself mentally, using his experience from playing in Spain,” quotes Pruzzo LaRoma24.

Let’s remind that the first match between Roma and Athletic, held in Rome, ended with a 2:1 victory for the Italian team. It was Dovbik, not Shomurodov, who was in the starting lineup for the Romans, but it was the Uzbek who scored the winning goal, replacing the Ukrainian in the 71st minute of the match.