Ricardo Quaresma is in Portugal. He's fit but Mourinho gave him some vacation time to return home. Therefore Quaresma was not in the call-up list for today's Palermo 0-2 Inter. Even without Quaresma in the starting lineup, Mourinho did not put Mancini in the starting lineup. He was a substitute late in the second half.
Here's how Jose Mourinho explained Quaresma's absence-
"We have a very strong group of strikers and I can't call them all up. Adriano would have been there if he hadn't had the flu. I gave Quaresma the chance to get away from football for three days because he lives alone here in Italy and I wanted him to return to his family for a few days. Next week will be an important week for him. There are national team games two days before the Juventus match. A lot of players will be away and Quaresma will be an important option for us."
I haven't heard of a new player in a big club going back to his country unless he's injured or will have surgery.
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