Roma-Verona 2-2

Let's start from the second half. Let's start with Volpato's beautiful goal, Bove's beautiful goal, clever at feinting the cross and then shooting at the near post. Let's start with the wonderful performance of Zalewski. Let's start with the young. By sti giovanotti fatti cor pennello. Which make us proud. Which make us fall in love with Roma, Sons of Rome like DDR, Aquilani, Totti and Pellegrini. Let's restart from Felix and Darboe. Maybe by letting Felix in in the second half, when the opponents are tired and we can take advantage of his great speed. He is too much like Abraham to play with. He can be a great replacement for him. Let's give Darboe another chance. I'm sure he will catch it on the fly. Let's try other young people like Missori, Faticanti and Voelkerling Persson. But for heaven's sake: we don't use superlatives, we don't make absurd comparisons. Let's make them grow. Let's be patient if they get it wrong. Let's not put pressure on him. We measure their presence. Let's take them in small doses. Then. In a little while. We will enjoy many ripe fruits. How we enjoyed Volpato and Bove today. These young people are a great weapon for Roma.

It must be said that the rest of the team was, on the whole, very insufficient. We had many absences. Verona are in excellent form and have good qualities, but our approach was completely wrong. There is a need for a confrontation between Mourinho and the team. It is not possible to make so many superficial mistakes. It takes shock therapy. The responsibility for this indecent performance rests with everyone. Players and technical staff. They have to find the solutions. Maybe by changing tactics. They have to make play and play better: which is within our capabilities.

Like Bove and Volpato, there are many young Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian border. Many of them will die if there is a war. And that's not fair. It is not fair that for political calculations and the thirst for power of a few old men, so many young people should die. Nobody wants war. Not even Putin wants war. The Russian people don't want it. And so why? Why not sit around a table and find a peaceful solution?

And anyway PACTA SUNT SERVANDA. Russia and Ukraine must respect the Minsk Protocol. Ukraine must give the Donbass greater autonomy. Russia must withdraw its soldiers from the Donbass. Europe must not only demonstrate unity, but must also demonstrate firmness in making Ukraine follow the rules as well. We need a meeting between Zelensky and the pro-Russian leaders and, in the same way, we need a meeting between Biden and Putin. I'm sure Biden is very happy with the unity of NATO and Europe. In the future, the US will increasingly need the union of NATO and in particular the European Union, including political union.

We have a week to reflect on the next match against Spezia, to recover some players and to change formation, perhaps proposing the 4312: it is essential to improve in the recovery-ball in midfield and in the construction from the bottom. Absolutely against Spezia I want to see another attitude. The Romanists deserve a better, more combative attitude. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi