Chelsea send scouts to watch Roma aces Antonio Rudiger and Radja Nainggolan star against Juventus
CHELSEA sent scouts to watch Roma stars Antonio Rudiger and Radja Nainggolan as they took on Juventus yesterday.
Fresh from winning the Premier League title on Friday night, Blues boss Antonio Conte sent his top men to cast an eye over the stars as Roma beat first-placed Juve, report Tuttomercatoweb.
Radja Nainggolan scored as Roma blew the Serie A title race wide open against JuventusReuters
They witnessed a cracker at the Stadio Olimpico as Juve missed the chance to seal their sixth Serie A title on the bounce as they lost 3-1, throwing the title race wide open.
Nainggolan scored second-placed Roma’s third and along with strikes from Daniele de Rossi and Stephan El Shaarawy they got the win which leaves them just four points behind Juventus.
Centre-back Antonio Rudiger was also being watched by Chelsea scoutsEPA
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Conte knows Belgian playmaker Nainggolan from his time as manager of Juventus when he will have come up against him, and his superb goal will have been keenly noted by the Italian's scouts.
While German defender Rudiger, who moved to Italy from Stuttgart in 2014, also performed well and could be a replacement for the departing John Terry.
Antonio Conte has won the title at Chelsea and is already building and planning for the futureRex Features
Now the title is wrapped up and European football is on the cards next season, Conte has openly said he wants to add to his squad in the summer and replace the likes of Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Oscar.
Both have been linked with moves to Stamford Bridge and with Roma boss Luciano Spalletti’s contract up in June, there is a degree of uncertainty at the Italian giants.
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