Roma-Leicester 1-0 and Fiorentina.

Magic Nights. Nights of tears and prayers. The wait was suffering, charged in the right way by our leader. The Olimpico replied "Present". It was above all the match of Claudio Ranieri, present in the stands, moved. For him, it was the match of love (for Roma) and glory (with Leicester). The game, objectively, was bad. There have been few opportunities on either side. Roma tried harder, particularly in the first half hour, took the lead with Abraham (a splendid match-winner) and we won. Now in Tirana, for the last decisive stage, against Feyenoord. We start as favorites, but they are a great team that will have to be tackled to the maximum. Now we will have to focus on Fiorentina.

Italiano ranks 433. Very offensive. Great pressing. Sufficient game construction. They suffer from the pressing.

They attack mainly on the left with the Biraghi-Saponara-Biraghi triangle, with Biraghi (left) who then crosses very well for the striker who can be Cabral (also very good at construction) or Pyatek (with more nose for goals), both strong of head. Saponara does not limit itself to making the bank in Biraghi, but often seeks the initiative. His favorite weapon is going to the center to shoot around the far post.

They can also attack on the right, in particular with the right back, Odriozola, or with the right forward (or Nico Gonzalez or Ikoné, both of whom are more likely to shoot).

Amrabat is the playmaker who is helped by Torreira (very dangerous even in scrums in the area). As an alternative to Torreira, Duncan can be deployed who is better at recovering the ball (perhaps a bit foul) and treacherous with shooting from outside.

They defend man by man on corners. Biraghi(left) kick the corners very wel, principally on the far post, and the free kicks. In general, he is very good with the high cross.

It is normal that now we are all focused on Feyenoord and Tirana, but it is also important to keep the concentration high in Florence. Firstly, because it is essential to secure the Europa League (which in any case means 20 million) and secondly because concentrating trains concentration and therefore prepares us for that challenge on May 25th. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi