Roma lose Kone for crucial Serie A run after Bologna defeat in UEL round of 16

LECCE, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Manu Konè of AS Roma warms up prio the Serie A match between US Lecce and AS Roma at Stadio By way of del Mare on January 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Picture by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Pictures)

So as to add salt into the injuries of their Europa League exit on Thursday night, Roma have since discovered that midfielder Manu Kone has suffered a second-degree hamstring pressure and will likely be sidelined for at the least a month of motion in keeping with the most recent experiences.

Roma lose Kone for at the least a month after Bologna damage

The Giallorossi have been eradicated from the Europa League on the spherical of 16 stage after a 5-4 mixture defeat in opposition to Serie A opposition in Bologna. The primary leg ended stage at 1-1, the second ended at 3-3 after 90 minutes and was finally settled by Bologna’s Nicolo Cambiaghi within the 111th minute of Thursday’s decider.

The tie was notably disappointing for Roma’s Kone, who was dominated out of the primary leg with muscular fatigue, having recovered from a hamstring damage in February. Kone’s involvement within the second leg was then reduce brief after simply 18 minutes as he went off with one other hamstring damage.

In keeping with the most recent updates from La Gazzetta dello SportRoma have discovered that Kone has suffered a second-degree pressure to his hamstring, which is more likely to hold him out of motion for at the least a month.

If there’s a slight silver cloud for the Giallorossi, it’s that there will likely be no home fixtures for a fortnight after this weekend as a result of worldwide break. Nevertheless, Kone continues to be anticipated to overlook out on Sunday’s match in opposition to Pisa, and doubtlessly essential matches in opposition to Pisa, Atalanta and Bologna as soon as Serie A motion resumes.

The Atalanta and Bologna fixtures are notably essential for Roma and their quest to land a Champions League place, on condition that they’ve just lately slipped to sixth place within the desk and are actually only one place above Atalanta and two above Bologna.

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