In the victory against the relegation candidate Empoli, the German plays again after two games without commitment and receives praise.
Mats Hummels received a lot of praise for over 90 minutes after his next use in Italian series A.
“Mats’ performance really liked,” commented coach Claudio Ranieri, who was 1-0 (1-0) victory against the table 18. After two games on the bench after two games, bid again in a central role in central defense. The national press also praised Hummels.
“For Hummels, victory against the young opponent Empoli is too easy,” wrote Gazzetta Dello Sport . According to Tuttosport , Hummels could play against such a harmless opponent “until he is 50 years old”.
Soul balm for Hummels
For him, the game was “an easy walk”, wrote the Corriere Dello Sport . The Romans are the only series team to be undefeated in this calendar year and, as a seventh, are back on the international places.
The commitment and the result was only for the former BVB professional soul balm. “Continue, always on,” he wrote under his photo of the game on Instagram, most recently his picture of a tour of the city caused a sensation. The contribution with the signature “And the Oscar for the longest vacation is …” in Italy was taken as a criticism of its few deployment time.
Hummels’ next chance is on Thursday. In the round of 16 of the Europa League, Roma competes with Athletic Bilbao (6.45 p.m.), the Italians won the first leg 2-1. Hummels has only played two out of eight competitive games since February, so far the former international has only played seven games over the full 90 minutes. It is open whether he extends his expiring contract.