Guest of Maracanain the afternoon of TMW Radiowas the former footballer and coach Massimo Bonanni.
An overall vote for the Italians in the cups?
“I give 7 to Atalanta because they managed not to lose against an important team, on an important pitch. 6.5 to Fiorentina, but they shouldn’t have conceded that goal. 5.5 to Roma, because they probably miss a goal, like that one from Abraham at the end. However, Leverkusen are stronger at the moment.”
Criticism of De Rossi yesterday:
“Missing Mourinho? Me too, because Roma have started to win too many games (laughs, ed.). We live in a world where you are exalted and as soon as you lose one… Now keep your head down and work. The sums will be drawn in the end , not now. Until the mistake in Karsdorp he had played a good game against a team that hasn’t lost in over 40 games.”
However, there were also criticisms of Italiano and his Fiorentina:
“I believe he is an important coach, but when he was compared to big teams I always believed it was too much. He is a coach from this range of teams. But he has already achieved two finals and risks getting two more.”