Enzo Maresca reveals Chelsea injury boost ahead of Barrow clash

Chelsea caput manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Malo Gusto has returned from wounded and could diagnostic successful the side’s Carabao Cup clash with Barrow.

Gusto, 21, was forced disconnected successful the 2nd fractional of Chelsea’s 1-1 gully with Crystal Palace owed to a musculus occupation and missed the Blues’ past 2 matches successful the Premier League against Bournemouth and West Ham.

But the right-back, who impressed successful Reece James’ lack past season, has stepped up his rehabilitation successful caller days and is acceptable and disposable to commencement successful Tuesday’s third-round clash astatine Stamford Bridge.

However, cardinal midfielder Romeo Lavia and nine skipper James stay sidelined with hamstring injuries and volition play nary portion against Chelsea’s League Two opposition.

Maresca is hopeful Lavia could retrieve successful clip for Chelsea’s adjacent lucifer successful the league astatine location to Brighton this weekend.

Malo is disposable for tomorrow,’ Maresca told reporters astatine his pre-match property league this afternoon.

‘Romeo is not available. Hopefully helium tin beryllium disposable for the Brighton game.’

Maresca believes Tuesday’s brushwood volition beryllium a large accidental for Chelsea’s astir peripheral squad members to enactment their manus up for selection.

‘It volition beryllium a accidental to springiness them immoderate minutes successful the aforesaid mode arsenic we person done successful the Europa Conference League, we effort to stock minutes with them,’ the Italian added.

‘Hopefully it tin beryllium a bully accidental for them to amusement a small spot themselves and besides proceed to get minutes.

‘It’s important but not due to the fact that we deliberation that we’re going to triumph this competition. It’s important due to the fact that it’s an authoritative game.

‘It’s a antithetic contention but it’s an authoritative game.

‘We’re going to effort successful the mode we ever try, hole successful the champion mode and effort to win.’

More to follow.

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