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The midfielder was ruled out of Real Madrid for his encounter with Roma in the Champions League and the manager said that it was not because of an injury
Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari opened after leaving midfielder Isco, who was out of the match for the UEFA Champions League clash with Roma.
Madrid rebounded well after their humble defeat in the Liga at Eibar on Saturday, while Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez scored a 2-0 win at Stadio Olimpico, although things could have been different without the missed fault of Cengiz Under.
Playmaker Isco, who had injury problems this season, was not even included in the Group G substitutes, but Solari revealed it was a purely tactical decision.
"Abandoning Isco was a specific decision made at one point," said Solari.
"Coaches are in place to make decisions, and here I am, I am here to make decisions.
"Sometimes we make the right choices, sometimes no, but it's easy to say after the game.
"Decisions are almost always sporting, except in exceptional cases, although there is none here.
"Starters and replacements are fictitious problems that do not exist, players are here to give everything and be 100% to be chosen.
"The players showed that they could assume their responsibilities and we are very happy to get the win.
"We had to work hard and suffer, but sometimes it's just what you need to do and we won by playing like that."
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Solari replaced Marcos Llorente in the place of Casemiro, absent. The 23-year-old ensured an assured performance in midfield.
"Playing Llorente was a decision I made," added Solari.
"I am very happy with the way he played, he is very disciplined and he works very well, he is a young man now and more than a child, we are all very happy for him."
The Roma defender, Kostas Manolas, was meanwhile left to be naive by the team of Eusebio Di Francesco, who, like Madrid, was assured of his place in the last 16 matches before the coup d'etat. Sent thanks to the defeat of CSKA Moscow against Viktoria Plzen.
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"We messed up three or four clear chances, we did not take the lead and they were clinical," Manolas told Sky Sport Italia.
"After that, we fell, that 's true, and they took control of the game. We are a young team, we need patience and have to gain a lot of experience.
"We were superior to Madrid in the first period, a team that won the Champions League three years in a row, but if you are superior and you do not take your chance, you will lose."
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