Wesley recalls tearful moment his World Cup dream ended with injury

Paulo Dybala is set to miss Roma's upcoming match against Udinese, with the medical staff choosing not to accelerate his recovery after a personalised training session. The Argentine is aiming to be available for the following fixture against Sassuolo, while Manu Koné is also working to recover in time for that same game. Mile Svilar will also have to wait: no early return is planned for the goalkeeper, and his comeback is set for after the international break. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to keep faith with the players who have delivered important performances in recent weeks. Among the most impressive is Pierluigi Gollini, who was also outstanding against Cagliari. The relationship between Gollini and Gasperini appears to have been repaired, and the goalkeeper is responding with convincing displays. Roma face a period of key absences that the coaching staff must manage carefully. Dybala and Koné are targeting the Sassuolo fixture, while Svilar's return is pencilled in for after the break, leaving Gasperini to rely on the men currently in form.

Mile Svilar will not return before the international break, with doctors refusing to clear the goalkeeper early despite new instrumental tests on his foot injury, which had been examined with a view to a return for the Champions League clash with Manchester United. He will miss the trips to Udinese, Manchester United and Sassuolo, with a probable comeback after the break in the match on 21 November at Parma. Roma continue a demanding run of fixtures, and they travel to Udinese on Saturday 31 October at 18:00 with further important absences. Paulo Dybala will not be available for the match at the Bluenergy Arena. Despite Gasperini's optimism and his partial return to group training, the Argentine has been held back as a precaution. He has suffered no setback and the injury has fully healed, but he had felt a slight discomfort before the Cagliari game and the medical staff preferred not to take a risk. The goal is his availability for the Champions League match against Manchester United on 3 November. Roma's attack remains a target in the market, with Endrick, the Brazilian talent of Real Madrid, a name of interest. Despite Mourinho's wish to keep him, the player is weighing offers received in recent weeks, and Serie A would be a welcome destination. AC Milan and Roma remain among the interested clubs, and the player's camp does not rule anything out for January. Michael Yormack, president of Roc Nation Sports International, said: "It is an evolving process. We will see how things go until the end of the year. Endrick is very talented and wants to play. He loves Madrid and his teammates, but a career is short and he wants to make the most of it." With the winter window approaching, further names linked to Roma are circulating. German reports revive interest in Federico Chiesa, who is finding little space at Liverpool and is now willing to sell him for around 15 million euros. The winger is reportedly unhappy with the limited minutes given to him by the new coach Iraola and has begun looking at the Italian market. Initial contacts with Inter were reportedly made without reaching an agreement. Atalanta, Lazio and Milan are also interested alongside Roma. On Rome radio, Alessandro Vocalelli praised the way the substitutes have come on. He said: "I like the way the players coming off the bench enter. The latest was Gollini, who seemed not up to it and instead came on and did very well, as did Balerdi and Mora. It is a Roma that is confirming what was said on the eve of the match." Luigi Ferrajolo added: "On an individual level I really like Lulli: he is growing and deserves to play all the time. Against Cagliari Roma played with fire, not only in terms of the result but also in terms of the game they played."

Paulo Dybala continued training individually at Trigoria on Wednesday, without rejoining the rest of the squad, a fresh sign that the Argentine is struggling to complete his recovery from the muscle injury he picked up against Real Madrid. Dybala is now all but certain to miss Saturday's trip to Udinese, which kicks off at 18:00, barring a surprise. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini had already voiced serious doubts after the win over Cagliari, explaining that the forward's recovery time had stretched beyond initial expectations. It remains to be determined whether Dybala can be available for the Champions League trip to Manchester United on 3 November. Sassuolo, on 7 November, remains the possible target the coach has indicated for his return. In a further update from Trigoria, Gasperini will not hold his usual press conference on the eve of the match. Tomorrow, Friday 30 October, the Giallorossi boss will not meet journalists before the Saturday fixture in Friuli, at a particularly intense point in the season, with Roma also facing the European commitment against Manchester United. The report was published by Giallorossi.net.

Roma full-back Wesley has been called up by Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti for friendlies against Japan and Singapore on 14 and 17 November. The call-up confirms the 2003-born defender has become an established figure in the Selecao, and he has missed no World Cup other than through injury. Wesley was recently at the centre of social media attention following a turbulent separation from his wife. Sharing the news on Instagram, he wrote: "May the new winds bring new chapters, new conquests and even more reasons to be grateful. Another call-up. The same pride. The same desire. I love you, my Brazil." The post was shared from his W43 account, @wesleyfranca03_.

Roma winger Wesley has been called back into the Brazil squad by coach Carlo Ancelotti for friendlies against Japan and Singapore on 14 and 17 November. The Brazilian had missed the early fixtures of the new season through injury, having also been absent from the World Cup. The call-up marks a return to the national side for the Roma player, who is determined to feature in the yellow-and-green shirt once again. The Brazilian's availability for the two matches comes after a period on the sidelines that kept him out of the club's opening commitments. Wesley celebrated the selection on social media with a message to his country: "May the new winds bring new chapters, new conquests and even more reasons to be grateful. Another call-up. The same pride. The same desire. I love you, my Brazil."

Injuries have given Gian Piero Gasperini the chance to field more youngsters than usual, and Roma's results have stayed steady, Corriere dello Sport points out. Emanuele Lulli and Niccolò Pisilli both featured midweek against Cagliari and have been regulars so far. Lulli has been a true revelation. He is fresh out of the club's youth academy and was supposed to join Avellino on loan, but he stayed because Roma could not sign another wing-back in the summer. He has been seriously pushing Nahuel Molina for minutes, and the club quickly rewarded him with a new contract until 2021. Pisilli has been filling in for Manu Koné and has scored four times already. Rodrigo Mora is still finding his footing after joining Roma in the summer, although he bagged a pivotal goal in one such game. His acquisition could be worth up to €50m, so the club has a lot at stake with him. Gasperini is bringing him along slowly, particularly with Paulo Dybala currently sidelined. With some rotation, and with Koulierakis, Santiago Castro, Wesley and Soulé not too old despite being more seasoned, Roma's starting XI on Wednesday had an average age of 25.8 years. Among the top Serie A teams, only Como field a younger lineup. Injuries and a packed schedule create these kinds of opportunities, and coaches and talents must be ready to seize them. Not everyone does. Gasperini, however, is a master of player development, a process that is not always a straight line and sometimes requires pumping the brakes.