May 20, 2024 - In the 37th round of Serie A, played early this morning, the
Rome, capital of Italy
A 1-0 home win over Genoa. After the match, Roma manager
De Rossi (name)
Interviewed about game performance, future reinforcements, and season goals.
Midfield adjustments
: De Rossi said, "We tried to play more compactly and gather more players in the midfield because we gave our opponents too many counter-attacking chances in the last game. But in this game we had too many long shots from outside the box. Genoa are a good team and they played like they were playing the most important game of the season, I really like this attitude and it means that we are changing in Italy."
crucial moment
: In the 72nd minute of the match, Paredes was sent off for turning two yellows into one red, but in the 79th minute, Lukaku's header helped Roma to victory. De Rossi praised his players' fighting spirit: "My players showed they have a big heart because it's not easy to take the lead with only 10 men on the pitch, but they did it."
Suspensions and buyouts
: Lukaku will be suspended for the final round of Serie A after receiving a yellow for stripping off in celebration after scoring a goal. De Rossi said when asked if he would buy out Lukaku: "I will do everything I can to make this team better, but every season the coach has to sit down with the owner and the top brass to discuss how to improve the team. Like all clubs at the moment, we need to think about the club's financial budget, but at the moment we're not discussing what we should do."
Battle for the top four
De Rossi said: "We will try to build a Roma that can finish at the top of the table, and I always say that Roma is a team that should always compete for the top four. Of course, there is no guarantee that this goal will be achieved, because Inter, Milan and Juve are currently better, and behind us there are strong teams like Lazio, Napoli and Fiorentina. But the top four is where Roma have been for many years and I don't believe there are that many teams that are significantly stronger than us, we just need to maintain consistency and continuity of form."
Tactical adjustments
Dybala came on in the 63rd minute but was substituted in the second minute of full time. De Rossi explained: "Dybala is absolutely fine, it's just that he can't play more than 30 minutes at the moment. The substitution was purely due to tactical considerations, when Genoa brought on high center forward Acquaye, so I wanted to bring on Christensen, who has the height to help preserve the lead in defense."
Reinforcement and replacement
De Rossi said: "I've received thousands of calls from agents and journalists asking me if I want to bring in this or that player. But so far I haven't had time to look at the targets. But I have a clear idea of what characteristics are missing in this Roma team, and there are some players who will leave and we need to find suitable replacements. But let's not expect to bring in 10 or so new players and see how they fit into the current squad. I've already said that Roma is a strong team now, but we still lack some breakthrough players who can cross the ball on the side. And these types of players from our opponents are the ones who give us the most difficulties in the game, such as Leverkusen's Frimpong."
