Daniele De Rossi he commented to the microphones of Sky Sports the draw against Juventus in the match played at the Olimpico: “It was a good match, both teams put on a show. We played the match we wanted to play, knowing that Juve has many individualities. They made important plays and could have done a few more goals, as are we. I’m happy with the boys’ game, 48 hours ago we were here dead tired and today we played a game with heart and legs, growing.”
How is Dybala?
“A slight problem, he said it’s not a serious injury and that he stopped in time. Let’s see for Thursday, let’s see what bringing him onto the pitch would mean if necessary. We need to understand if it’s an inflammation or if it’s a muscular problem: if so we won’t risk it.”
What tactics do you have in mind for Thursday?
“There will be many evaluations to be made, both for the boys’ performance today and for a physical discussion. The match will be intense, we have to look for a goal: we didn’t lose 5-0 but 2-0. Even Allegri told me before that we can score in the 60th minute, the problem will be not letting Leverkusen score. It will be a very difficult match, but up until the 28th minute of the first leg we were in the game. If even just one fan believes it, we have the duty to play a worthy match”:
Now Roma manages to be a team, what does this week leave you with?
“For me it’s okay that we are judged by results, I want to be responsible for the results. Sometimes performance is analyzed based on that alone. If you move a player and win it seems like you have changed football, when you lose the opposite happens. With Milan and Brighton they were balanced matches, against Bayer despite the defeat we put in a good performance.”
Have you already understood what to change with Leverkusen?
“The analysis of the first match says that we dribbled more than them but we do little with it. They shot a lot, when we lose distance it happens, like against Napoli. If we are not very compact they can hurt us, the higher the quality of the team the more you risk conceding goals. The aspect is also emotional: if you play half an hour like we did and then score a goal like that, avoja to tell players to react. I know some episodes cut the legs. Their way of playing is exceptional, we will have to try to make the game turn in our favor. There is also another important number: 47 games without losing and we have to win 3-0.”