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Swindon boss Paolo Di Canio will
be without five of his summer
signings as he prepares to make
his eagerly-anticipated
managerial debut.
First-choice goalkeeper Mattia
Lanzano (side), defender
Alessandro Cibocchi (ankle),
winger Etienne Esajas (shoulder)
and striker Mehdi Kerrouche
(knee) are injured for the clash.
Defender Alberto Comazzi will
also miss out due to a one-
match suspension carried over
from a game played in Italy.
As well as the quintet, reserve
stopper Mark Scott (ankle) and
young midfielder Abdul Said
(knee) are sidelined.
Raffa De Vita and Alan Connell
are Di Canio\'s only fit strikers for
the encounter, with Uruguayan
forward Nicolas Raimondi
unavailable as he is only on trial.
Namibia international midfielder
Oliver Risser will captain the club
over the forthcoming campaign.
Dario Gradi has a full-strength
squad at his disposal.
The veteran manager will have
all options available to him after
Carl Martin, AJ Leitch-Smith and
Luke Murphy shook off minor
knocks and illnesses.
Calvin Zola, Patrick Ada, Mat
Mitchel-King, Danny Blanchett,
Lewis Short, Ashley Westwood,
Bartek Fogler, Joel Grant and
Clayton Donaldson all left the
club during the summer.
The only new face to arrive at
Gresty Road was rookie
goalkeeper Alan Martin, who
initially joined the Alex for a
two-week trial after being
released by Leeds.
Martin is set for a place on the
bench as the Railwaymen bid to
spoil the party in what is Paolo
Di Canio\'s first match as
Swindon boss.
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