Samp - Roma 2-0, but in particular Man Utd.

Sampdoria deservedly won. We have made trivial mistakes. Continuous lack of even heavy concentrations. Missed passes all the time. Many players without a habit of the field (like the goalkeeper Fuzato). The result of 2-0 (goals from Silva and Jankto) was the logical consequence. The only positive note for Roma is the debut of Darboe, who played quite well.

In the post-match of the first leg with Man Utd, I calculated the chances of Roma at around 12%. After a game like this with most players with their heads on vacation, the chances in my opinion are 5%. Perhaps with a change of manager, the percentage would have become a crazy variable and, given the circumstances, it would not have been entirely bad. Today Fonseca and the management had a meeting. Logic suggests that Fonseca has resigned and management rejected it. Another blow to trust in the mission.

In our normal situation, the feat would not be so unattainable, especially as the Mancunian fans are in revolt. They are setting the table for us for a tasty dinner, but we have decided to fast.

In any case, it is our duty to play every single percentage point of passage of the round to the maximum of our abilities, first of all because the stakes are high: the final in Gdansk probably with an inferior opponent and then because my sporting culture and I hope sporting culture of our club requires us to always play to the maximum and to expect the maximum from the opponent. This sporting culture is very rare in Italy, but it is the one that leads to success, as demonstrated by Anglo-Saxon football, objectively the best in the world. If we keep and advocate this high sporting culture and realize what we will play for, that is the Europa League final, we will be able to do it in spite of the vast majority of predictions, even of many Roma supporters. We can do it. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi