The International break is over and the Blues will be looking for three points.
Contes side take on Middlesbrough this weekend, however, there are a couple of obstacles to deal with.
Ahead of the game, Antonio Conte has been speaking to the media at his pre-match press conference this afternoon and he’s given reporters a team news and injury update.
The Chelsea boss was pleased to confirm a huge injury boost with the news that striker Diego Costa has been passed fit and is available for selection for the trip to the north east this weekend.
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The Italian boss told Chelseafc.com:
‘The news is that I have all of the players available. They are in good form. Costa had a bit of an injury after the Everton game, he started to train with us on Wednesday and his physical condition is good. We still have tomorrow to look at the situation tactically but at the moment he can play. Eden also recovered very well.’
‘I’m happy to have the availability of all my central defenders, it’s important Kurt is with us,’
‘He is in good form in training but it’s normal after a bad injury that you need time to recover. In this period we prefer him to play with the Under-23s, which he will do on Monday. It’s important for him to have game time and it’s fantastic to have another great player like Kurt available.’
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