Hummels and El Shaarawy favored to start vs Porto | OneFootball

A few hours before the kick-off of Roma-Porto, Claudio Ranieri still has to define the last details of the starting formation.

In defense, Hummels could return from the first minute after three games of rest, but the possibility of confirming the trio seen in the first leg remains alive, with Celik employed on the center-right to counter the speed of Omorodion, reports Il Tempo.

The Turk is also in the running for the right flank, where the absence due to suspension of Saelemaekers opens up several solutions: El Shaarawy remains the favorite, but Soulé could be the surprise.

In midfield, it is a ballot between Pellegrini and Pisilli, while in attack Dybala and Dovbyk will return from the first minute, both of whom were spared in the last round of Serie A.