Lazio-Roma 3-2 and Zorja Luhansk.

Lazio deservedly won. He played better. He hit on the counterattack, highlighting our defensive problems and an attitude on our part that is too bold. Milinkovic Savic's goal is a serious defensive mistake.

The key episode was the goal of the momentary 2-0 when after a clear penalty by Hysaj on Zaniolo, they started on the break and punished us with Pedro (I'm very curious to see Zaniolo offside). In general, referee Guida was also bad in the half-compensation of the penalty for us in the second half for fouling on Niccolò (best on the field), then transformed by Veretout (goal of the 3-2 final).

In general, we have big problems mainly in the defensive phase. In the last 3 games we have scored 5 goals, but we conceded 6, bringing home only 3 points. With Lazio it was above all important NOT TO ALLOW THE COUNTER-ATTACKS, as I wrote in the pre-match. Instead at 2-1 for them, when the game could still be recovered, we made a sterile domination, without ever being dangerous, with all the men in their half of the field and we let ourselves be hit on the counterattack with Immobile and Felipe Anderson (author of the goal of the momentary 3-1). There is a problem in defense. There are various possibilities: put an extra defensive midfielder, or a central back, or put Smalling in place of Ibanez, who still scored Roma's first goal. You can't think of dominating at Allianz Stadium with Juve or at San Siro with Milan, but also at home with Napoli: all clubs that we will face after the break. We need a more balanced attitude, we will score the goals anyway.

We lost a game. An important game. But the most important victory is our name, which they secretly loved and came out yesterday. Forced to cheer on a team that refused the name Roma, yesterday they showed that they too would like to be Roma fans, but they can't. Yesterday we lost a game, but we are already thinking about Zorya today. They have lost for life and their choreography proves it.

Lugansk is located in the north-east of Ukraine and is currently a disputed area, first with a war conflict and now only in a diplomatic way between Ukraine and Russia. It is currently part of Ukraine, but Luganskins feel more Russian than Ukrainians. From this point of view, it is natural to read in a political way the absence of coach Skrypnyk, while the Ukrainian anthem was being played, before the match against Dnipro. Even if the voluntariness of this gesture is just my interpretation.

As I wrote in the pre-match with CSKA Sofia, these wartime or even political conflicts can be resolved with a new NATO policy that involves Russia in the fight against terrorism and the EU for the integration of Russia (and therefore also of the Ukraine), without prejudice to this second concept that decisive steps are needed by Russia to respect the political rights of the opposition.

To face the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century, union between the superpowers, including China, is needed. This would be important for the contingent problem of rights in Afghanistan, especially of women and in the long term for a global policy capable of solving the great rights problems in the world, of creating a sustainable and green economy, of giving peace to the world even with real and synchronized nuclear disarmament.

Zorya plays with 442. They line up in a very original way and it becomes 4312, 4231, 352, 3232. For us, this may be very surprising, but we will have to stay calm, play as we know and hit on their defensive holes.

They attack on the right with the right wing. Kabaev and on the left with the left back, Juninho. They will also be able to swap the two wings, playing with Kochergin right wing. The point guard is Nazaryna. The strongest forward is the Iranian Sayyadmanesh, who is good at shooting and assisting. The other Iranian player, midfielder Zahedi, is also a very interesting player. They press with 3 men on the backs at the start of the game.

They defend a man on corner kicks and, if they get out of this situation, they throw themselves forward in a very disorderly, but also effective way. We can make a large turnover (even by making some under 19s play), but whoever takes the field must put all of himself. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi