Roma-Vitesse 1-1 and Lazio.

We are not playing well. Vitesse didn't rush into the attack, but tried to manage possession, hoping for a sudden blow. And the sudden blow came with a great volley from outside Wittek. 0-1. In the last twenty minutes, Roma have played better. In the past it has happened (albeit very rarely) that Roma played badly for most of the game and the last 5 minutes were not enough to put things back in place. Instead it is two games in a row that we find the draw in the recovery time. This time the tie is worth the quarters. This time it was El Sha (excellent performance) who served Karsdorp well who then put Abraham into an empty net. 1-1 and we go to the quarters.

In a fool period of Roma and the world with the war just a few kilometers away, a bath of rationality is needed. What China has long been asking for. Today, Biden and Xi Jinping talked. Ukrainian sources speak of close peace agreements. The markets responded positively. International concord and globalization are two decisive factors for the economic (and mental) well-being of the world. Rationality also serves Rome. Too often the ball under construction is too hot. The pressing cannot be exclusive only of the two strikers but must be collective. I reserve the right to talk about it in more detail during the break for the national teams (Forza Azzurri!).

In these hours we have discovered that Roma's opponent in the quarterfinals will be the infamous Bodø / Glimt who gave us 6 balls at home. It is no longer a surprise and must be approached with more attention. But now the head must be to Lazio. For the moment, the catenaccio tactic can also go well with the Lazio players who are courageous and proactive with Sarri (even too much). But already from Sunday we will have better in the construction from the bottom. It is absolutely forbidden to allow counter-attacks.

Sarri deploys the 433 with a courageous but also very risky bottom-up construction. In attack, they have several weapons.

The most dangerous in the offensive phase is Immobile: good at crosses, with a strong shot from outside, but especially excellent in the movement on the edge of the offside. Felipe Anderson is right winger and left winger and Pedro is also strong with his left and right winger, so when they go towards the center, they can look for the shot with their favorite foot. Especially Pedro has the most dangerous weapon in shooting. The Spaniard is in great shape, which is why I would put El Sha on his wing, who is at the ball de foco. Sarri can also swap the two wings, to make Felipe Anderson play with the foot consistent with the band.

The point guard can be either Lucas Leiva, who is better at defense, or Cataldi, who is better at building the game. Milinkovic-Savic lends a hand in construction, even if his best feature is the insertion in attack for the long pass or the cross. He is very good with his head even on corners.

Luis Alberto takes the corner. From their left, our right, he can cross to the far post with the movement of 3-4 men at the near post, to free Felipe Anderson at the far post, especially if Luis raises a hand. If he touches the flag, he plays it short. They defend by zone on corners.

It is a game in which emotions matter more than tactics. Those who will be able to maintain concentration more and fly on the free wings of emotion will prevail. In particular for this reason, despite the period not transcendental under the tactical aspect, but positive under the emotional aspect, I want to be optimistic. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi