Roma – Verona 2-1

Roma won thanks to Veretout's penalty goal and a nice header from Dzeko on Spinazzola's assist. Pessina's fine heel goal is not enough for Verona.

There have been many criticisms of Pellegrini in the post-match. In fact, Lorenzo often makes mistakes because he often makes the most difficult choice. Then of course I was angry yesterday too, but the Cinecittà boy always choosing the most difficult play, can improve exponentially and show us beautiful goals, then for me the important thing is the goal even if it comes from a bullshit by the defense. Even in a not perfect match, he still made an excellent assist to Mkhitaryan with a rescue on the line of Lazovic, thanks to a bullshit of Empereur.

In addition to Mkhitaryan's chance, we had many other opportunities for the easy goal, especially in the second half on 2-1 when we could kill the game without suffering until the last minute. In short, it is a 2-1 that in this aspect is very similar to the match against Parma (2-1 Roma). Instead, we were in a hurry in front of the goal and made big mistakes.

The many opportunities were propitiated by the banks of Dzeko who played an excellent game. The choice of the long throw on him was the key. He often won the duel with Gunter. Now the duel with De Vrij awaits him, more difficult but he can win.

All in all, we played a good game as a collective. The man of the match was Ibanez. Dzeko, Veretout, Spinazzola and Mancini were also good. Mancini is very confident in his abilities, so much so that he also launched into offensive actions against Beckenbauer. The boy, however, must not exaggerate because we must not lose the defensive balance.

Now head to Inter, who will play against SPAL today. It is a very difficult match for an international opponent (it also prepares us well for the Europa League). Remembering to remain humble and aware of our qualities, we must face the challenge with the utmost courage and intelligence. We can win. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi