The striker has a back problem and was replaced at the end of the first half. El Shaarawy came on in his place

Gian Piero Gasperini has to deal with another injury. The Roma coach was forced to replace Evan Ferguson in the 39th minute of the match against Sassuolo. The striker had a back problem and appeared to be in considerable pain, heading straight for the dressing room after leaving the field. Stephan El Shaarawy came on in his place. The Irishman joins teammates Artem Dovbyk and Leon Bailey in the infirmary, who are also struggling with physical problems. Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tommaso Baldanzi are also unavailable for the Giallorossi.
Gian Piero Gasperini expressed moderate confidence about his center forward’s injury: “He took a knock, it’s a bad bruise. We’ll see tomorrow, I don’t think it’s a muscle problem that will take too many days to heal.”
FERGUSON, THE NUMBERS— It remains to be seen how long the coach will have to do without Ferguson, who was in good form: before getting injured against Sassuolo, the Irish striker had scored two goals and provided one assist in the last three Serie A games. In the Sports Prediction Fantasy League, his fantasy average is 6.6.