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title: "Roma’s Kevin Strootman likely to miss Liverpool clash"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George Rogan"
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published: "2018-05-01T14:40:22Z"
modified: "2018-05-01T14:40:22Z"
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# Roma’s Kevin Strootman likely to miss Liverpool clash

Liverpool have been given a boost as Roma’s Kevin Strootman is unlikely to be available for Roma in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday night.

The midfielder has featured in every game in this season’s competition but is struggling with an injury ahead of the semi-final.

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Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco was speaking in his pre-match press conference and admitted that the Dutchman was unlikely to feature on Wednesday.

> As for injury news, unfortunately, it’s hard to see Kevin Strootman being involved.

The match at the Stadio Olimpico is sold out and Liverpool will be under a lot of pressure from the home crowd as they look to hold on to the 5-2 from after last week’s first leg at Anfield. That is where Strootman suffered his injury, a leg contusion in the final few minutes.

This gives the Reds an even better chance of reaching the final as Roma will be missing such a key player. In fact, only Edin Dzeko and goalkeeper Alisson have made more appearances for the Italian side.