England boss Sarina Wiegman says Alessia Russo is not available to face Scotland in their Nations League opener.
in the Women's Champions League earlier this month, is in contention to play against the Netherlands on Tuesday - more than a month on from starting in England's World Cup final loss to Spain.Wiegman told reporters: “She is fine. Before camp I had a conversation with her and I decided she needed a little more rest. She won’t be available tomorrow but we are preparing her for Tuesday.
“You can’t really see that separately. She is one human being, physical and mental. You cannot see that separately. We had a conversation. We have a team programme and we modify individually. Especially at this stage with the games coming up, we already talked about the calendar, it is such a short turn around.“You have conversations with players and then you have a feeling. We monitor them really well too.
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