Rangers-Roma 0-2. Udinese. Sono sogni troppo grandi?

If you can make a vision work with an efficient, rational strategy, even the greatest dream is possible. This applies to Roma's dreams of glory and to our political goals for a more just, free, and peaceful world. These are big dreams. Perhaps they demonstrate naiveté. But right now, there is hope for Roma and for the world. Now let's start with Thursday's match.

They started off in their own way. Loud cheering. Tough play. Heavy tackling. Full-field pressure. After the first ten minutes, Roma had firmly in control. Soulè scored following a Pellegrini corner and Cristante's header. 0-1. Roma continued to dominate, until Dovbyk laid it off for Pellegrini, making it 0-2.

In the second half, Roma easily controlled the game until the final whistle. It's a strange situation in the UEL. We're currently in the play-offs, alongside many other top teams like Porto, Fenerbahçe, and Stuttgart, which likely means a huge battle for the top eight spots in the upcoming matches. Our next opponent in the Europa League will be Midtjylland, a Danish club, currently leading the Europa League, but right now our focus must be on Udinese.

Runjaic deploys a 352, which then becomes a 5122 defensively, with Karlstrom (the playmaker) positioned slightly behind the other two midfielders. Here, he's in yellow in Cremona. Karlstrom must be replaced by Pellegrini, while the other two are replaced by Cristante and Koné.

They defend in zones on corners. Here, they man-to-man on Baschirotto.

In construction, the main playmaker is Karlstrom, but Ekkelenkamp also helps with a W construction that can also be 24 with Goglichidze wide on the right and Kamara wide on the left.

In attack, they're especially dangerous with Zaniolo. When he cuts inside from the right to shoot with his left foot, and when the assist comes from the left, then Kamara, Zaniolo finds himself with the shot always set up with his left foot. He has a lethal left foot.

It's not a sin to dream. We didn't start out with the label of having to win at all costs. We're in a transitional season with a new coach with strong ideas that need time to be implemented, but the impression is that the players had the humility to listen and immediately understood what to do. Even the great Gasperini recognized that our players are progressing. So, starting from the assumption that we don't have to win at all costs, now that we're battling with the others for first place in Serie A and have some good opportunities in the Europa League, what's stopping us from dreaming?

These are big dreams. Perhaps too big. Just as I have never hidden my dream of world peace, freedom of expression for all the world's peoples, and that every human being, including the most defenseless like women and children, have the opportunity to realize their dreams, whether it's for an Afghan girl to become a university professor, or for a boy, where homosexuality is forbidden, to play with Barbie dolls.

Some might say it sounds like a Miss Universe speech, when naivety seems like a quality that lends even more charm to the most beautiful of all. But to this objection, I respond with the words of the poet Francesco Guccini: Are you telling me, dear Sancho, that I should back away because evil and power have such a dark aspect?

Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi

4th Matchday UEL	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
	0	0	0
	2	0	2

Rangers-Roma 0-2. Udinese. Are these dreams too big?

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