Evan Ndicka will be the starter in Rome who will face tomorrow Naples. This is confirmed Daniele De Rossi, coach of the Giallorossi who presented the match in an interview given to the official channels of the Capitoline club: “The biggest difficulties are in facing so many close matches, having little time to prepare for them and having strong opponents like Napoli, Bologna, Udinese. All the teams we will face are of a very high level, fresh forces would be needed at times, but in most cases the others also have other commitments. It will be difficult but let’s not feel sorry for ourselves, Napoli is the only team that is close to Inter in terms of level, they were unplayable last year, this year they are in difficulty but they are always a tough team.”
What environment do you expect in Naples?“There is always this strong rivalry, on the day of my farewell I made a joke saying that I would miss my fans and the opposing fans like those of Napoli because I was never indifferent. Tomorrow maybe there will be a bit of nervousness towards their team, but then they will support them. It will be a hostile field, but we have also done it in Europe in many circumstances.”
How much can the last-minute victory over Udinese help?“Yes, it shouldn’t help too much because we didn’t do much, we put things back in order a little after the defeat against Bologna. Our calendar is complicated and it is complicated to reach our goal, we must take another step in this direction”
How is Ndicka? Paredes’ absence?“Evan is fine, he trained and made it clear above all with his words that he felt great, he’s not afraid of tackles, clashes, he’s back as a 100% player. He and Mancio will have a good duel ahead because Osimhen is one of the strongest center forwards in the world. In the absence of Paredes we would be ready to do without someone as strong as him.”
The experiment of having Abraham and Azmoun play together?“Interesting experiment, if we think that we also have Lukaku. The Lukaku-Azmoun experiment didn’t go well in Frosinone, but it’s something repeatable when you want to bring centimeters into the area, but also once the game has started as long as there is a different organization supporting the two attackers. It’s not like I’m trying it for a 19-minute match, we should be ready in the future.”
There are few alternatives to three points between now and the end of the championship.“I left for three months and if you had told me that I would be fifth now with 4 points from Atalanta and 6 from Lazio I would have signed up given where we started. We have rekindled this race making it something possible, the teams behind are strong, the calendar is not easy but there is great awareness of having played great matches with great teams and bad matches with teams that are weaker on paper. Atalanta scored a point between Cagliari and Hellas Verona, we would all have laughed if we had predicted it, but at the end of the season it can happen.”
A comment on the Roma Women’s champions of Italy?“Pride, great pride and a hint of envy. Jokes aside, last night we spoke with Spugna and Bavagnoli, we are proud and if you remind me that we went down the steps years ago with Bartoli at Piazza di Spagna I remember that they were a little intimidated by us, it was all new for them . We tried to put them at ease and now they are the ones who put us at ease, they are the true champions who bring glory to Rome. We look forward to matching and emulating them by doing something important with the team. We are happy for them, women’s football is growing in Italy beyond Roma, we see players of absolute value, it is an important movement. They are girls who care, every now and then I meet Linari and they are crazy about football, it is right that they have their space, their recognition and their honor.”