After grabbing referee Chris Kavanagh during Fulham's FA Cup collapse against Manchester United, Mitrovic was suspended for eight games.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is returning this weekend after serving an eight-game suspension, and Marco Silva is delighted.
Since he grabbed referee Chris Kavanagh during the FA Cup loss to Manchester United in March, Fulham's leading scorer has been absent.
Following his record-breaking haul of 43 goals in the Championship last season, Mitrovic has scored 11 goals in 21 Premier League appearances for Fulham after training with the club every day since his suspension began.
"Mitrovic is back and it's always good to have him back," added Silva, whose team will play Southampton, a bottom-division team, on Saturday.
I won't try to disguise how difficult it has been from you. With our assistance, he has maintained exceptionally good behavior throughout this time. He was aware right away that it wouldn't be like a typical suspension or injury.
He consistently collaborated with the group. He had to go through a difficult time, of course. His return will be welcome.
"It was a strong emotion for us, but it's obvious that it was overstated. As a club, we acknowledged that you cannot respond in that circumstance. It is obvious that he did it and that he made a mistake, but the amount of games is very different when compared to other circumstances. We, as a club, remain steadfast and continue to support him.
In place of the Serbian striker, Silva has alternated who he has deployed in the central attacking position. Carlos Vinicius filled in for him during Monday's 5-3 victory over Leicester, netting his fourth goal of the year.
As the Cottagers continued their attempt to surpass Roy Hodgson's team's 2009 record top-flight point total of 53, Daniel James and Bobby Decordova Reid were also used as strikers.
Silva was very pleased with Vinicius' contribution to Leicester's rout.
Actually, it's what any manager wants, said Silva. "We hired Carlos for that reason, after all. Naturally, as players play more games and experience good, bad, and blunders, they develop and achieve some significant objectives.
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