Alvaro Morata shows off his kick-up skills on the golf course
The Spaniard missed the shock 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday after injuring his hamstring against Manchester City before the international break.
But the £58million striker took part in full training on Sunday, which will be welcome news to Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, who substituted Morata’s replacement Michy Batshuayi on Saturday after 57 minutes of his second league start of the season.
A nine-point gap separates Chelsea from leaders City but the Blues top their Champions League group, two points ahead of second-placed Roma, after winning both opening Group C games.
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Alvaro Morata is expected to lead the line for Chelsea against Roma
One of Morata’s seven goals this season came in Chelsea’s 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid, a result and performance that suggested they could be a real force in the competition.
But injuries are biting into a squad that has been criticised for being too thin, with deadline-day signing Danny Drinkwater still unfit and N’golo Kante, also nursing a hamstring injury, out for several weeks.
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