Brotherhood. Roma-Midtjylland 2-1. Napoli.
Team spirit and brotherhood are the foundation for building a great club, a great company, and a world of peace. The team and the world must learn from our fans, who expressed gratitude for the solidarity of our brothers at Panathinaikos and Atlético Madrid following the arrest of our Romanisti in Nice.
These are tough times for our Romanisti brothers. These are tough times for the world, with wars, and even when peace is formally made, as in Palestine, there is no real peace. Romanista fans teach us brotherhood. The brotherhood the world deserves.
It's a good thing that US President Donald Trump has taken world peace as his mission. Donald Trump must realize that he no longer represents just himself, but millions of Westerners. That's why even the Russians are coddling him to gain favors. Witkoff, his mediator with the Russians, suggested precisely that: this To the Russians: Give him a few compliments and he'll do whatever you want. But he must defend the rights of Ukraine and Europe precisely because the West is counting on him.
Europe also needs to play its cards right in this match, and speaking of European matches, let's talk about Thursday's match.
Roma took the lead immediately after 6 minutes, maintaining almost constant possession of the ball and territory. Then came El Aynaoui's goal. But Midt (undefeated in the UEL tournament until Thursday) is a strong team and came close to scoring several times. We did well, even though we struggled in some periods. Then came El Sha's goal after a run and an assist from Bailey. Both players did well. Then came Paulinho's goal because we relaxed too much.
| 5th Matchday UEL | First Half | Second Half | Final Score | Scorers |
 | 7’El Aynaoui, 83’ElSHa | |||
 | 86’Paulinho |
It's a recurring problem these days, letting ourselves get complacent when we mistakenly think the game is over. It happened in Cremona, too. But practicing concentration to keep a clean sheet helps the team grow. Defense is our strength, and in fact, the best player on the pitch, for me, was Ndicka, who had to hold off the strong Franculino.
It's important to help each other on defense and have faith in our teammates, passing them the ball, on offense, reflecting the brotherhood the fans have shown and the world should have. This is the theme of the match against Napoli.
Sunday, with us first and Napoli second in the standings, can be described as a scudetto clash from a journalistic perspective. As I've always written, our goal in Serie A is Europe, but this match can tell us a lot about our value. Whether we can compete against the big teams, given that we've already lost to Inter and Milan. Who are we? The pitch will tell.
While I still can't realize my dream of a new twinning between Roma and Napoli fans (a desire of many fans but not of organized groups), I still want to ask that violence be avoided, first and foremost against Roma ultras and then against Napoli ultras.
Tactically, the first and most important piece of advice is to avoid counterattacks. Especially when they attack from their right with Di Lorenzo and David Neres (primarily left-footed), where they create more play and are more dangerous. On our left flank, Pellegrini should double up alongside Wesley and Hermoso. Also be careful with Lang, who Mancini will have to work hard to protect.
Napoli have a nastiness in taking results that is distinctive of their coach, the great Antonio Conte.
Lobotka is the W's middle in the initial build-up phase, with Beukema at the right and Gutierrez at the left. He often plays with precision, making it very difficult to steal the ball from him, and he's also good at defending. Konè (or El Aynaoui) can be deployed behind him, with the advice to anticipate the ball. He can be the most advanced midfielder when pressing.
McTominay is good at winning the ball back, but above all, he's good at filling the box on full-backs' crosses. He'll have to go one-on-one with Cristante.
It would be wonderful to restore the brotherhood between Roma and Napoli fans ahead of the upcoming battles with the "Striped" teams, as Roma fans have shown gratitude to the fans of Atletico Madrid and Panathinaikos. The world, too, needs more trust and brotherhood to build global peace. And even our favorites on the pitch must feel like brothers, which translates into team spirit when the issue is a football team or a company. The match against Napoli is shaping up to be a true Scudetto match and is, above all, about us, who we are, and what ambitions we can foster: the pitch will tell.
Daje Roma!
Giordano Sepi