The news that fans were waiting for from Shomurodov

In the 24th round of the Italian Serie A, Roma players will face Venezia away. This match is of particular importance for the captain and top scorer of the Uzbekistan national team, Eldor Shomurodov.

There are reasons for this. Venezia was identified as the new destination for the Uzbek player during the winter transfer window. The club decided to retain its place in the top division with the help of the 29-year-old forward.

Venezia's management guaranteed Eldor Shomurodov regular playing practice and accepted all of Roma's transfer requirements. But at the last moment, the coach of the “wolves” Claudio Ranieri blocked the transfer, saying that he needed the Uzbek player.

“As they say, the old man knows what he knows,” the “elder coach” who is over 70 years old knows what to do. At the moment, he has no other central striker left except Eldor Shomurodov.

According to the Italian press, the main scorer of the Romans Artem Dovbik is not ready for the match against “Venice”.

- The head coach of “Roma” Claudio Ranieri will start Uzbek striker Eldor Shomurodov in the starting lineup for the match against “Venice” on February 9. Because Artem Dovbik is worried about a problem with his knee. The Ukrainian player suffers from tendinitis, that is, inflammation, and has not yet fully recovered, - wrote the Corrieregiallorosso.

It should be noted that in order to eliminate problems in the attack line, the Roma management transferred 27-year-old Artem Dovbik from Girona for 30.5 million euros during the summer transfer window.

Originally a graduate of Dnipro, Dovbik showed his scoring skills in the Spanish championship last season and attracted the attention of major clubs.

Before that, Artem had defended the honor of several clubs in Moldova and Denmark, in addition to his homeland.

Dovbik became the team's main scorer upon his arrival at Roma. The experienced striker played in a total of 31 matches for the Wolves, scoring 13 goals and providing three assists.

Eldor Shomurodov, whose transfers to Atlanta United in the summer and Venezia in the winter were canceled by the head coaches, has made a total of 19 appearances for Roma in Serie A, the Italian Cup and the Europa League, scoring three goals and providing one assist.

Interestingly, if Eldor Shomurodov plays from the first minutes of the match against Venezia, he will set a personal record. Because our 29-year-old forward has not played in three consecutive matches for Roma since joining the team in 2021.

The match between Venezia and Roma is scheduled to start on February 9 at 16:30 Tashkent time. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”