The Roma draw 2-2 with the Juventus and recriminates for a wasted opportunity. One of the best performances since Fonseca has been on the bench. The Portuguese spoke at the end of the match:
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Try it out, it lacked a bit of nastiness in exploiting the numerical superiority. Wasted opportunity?
Yes, we had a good match but I’m not satisfied with the result. We played to win.
A leader game for Dzeko. He lacked malice. Do you think there is also a component of little serenity?
No, I’ve always seen him calm and motivated. Today he worked a lot for the team. In front of goal he made mistakes like many, but he is calm and motivated. He played a good match today.
Didn’t you have time to change Pellegrini with Diawara or did you think about it later? As soon as Juve remained in ten you began to suffer …
I always felt that the team was safe in the match. We had ten, fifteen minutes after the expulsion. We did not give Juventus any opportunities and we did well defensively. I saw Pellegrini tired and I changed him.
The two attacking midfielders played a great match. Today, with the five substitutions, you only made two changes. Was it in order not to upset the team? Why didn’t you want to do something different?
We can make five substitutions but if I see the team well I don’t make them. I asked Miki, Pedro and Dzeko if they were okay and okay. I don’t need to change if the team is fine.
During the week Fienga has renewed his trust, said that Rome confirms the project on her. But do you trust the company? She had been sold Dzeko …
I have total faith in the company, the new president has arrived now and we talk often. We talk to find the best solutions for the team, it’s not a question of trust.
Had he given permission for Dzeko to be sold?
It was a normal situation, which we all understood here. It was a situation we had talked about and we were all together.
We know Pedro, he integrated well with his idea of the game. Kumbulla, on the other hand, is young, in a young department, but it seems to me that everyone behind has behaved well. Is it their fault that the team defends so well?
We have three young players in defense, but they are young with quality, who today showed that we are a strong team defensively. Antonio Mirante only made one save, the boys did well in defense.
Do you like Mayoral?
I’m not talking about players who aren’t here.
We see her happy though, but is it just for the evening?
Yes, even if I’m not satisfied with the result. Instead, I am satisfied with the brave performance of the boys.
When they told you that Diawara was not on that list, did he overshadow? He got angry?
I’m not talking about what we talk about among ourselves. It was a difficult situation, we cannot go back and think about the past.
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A game with mixed feelings, the last 15 minutes the game could be closed. Is there any regret?
I am not satisfied with the result. We played a game to win. I am satisfied with the guys, their courage, their attitude. But not for the result.
Is today a good sign?
The team started the championship in Verona, in a difficult field. We had a good match today. The team is defensively safe and there is quality. We didn’t use the opportunities, we could have done it better. It is difficult to accept this result but it is important to see that the team is playing better and has confidence.
The reconquest of the ball and the exit with the ball: we saw it a lot today and we scored. Why isn’t it often offered?
It depends on the teams. With those that press high it is easier. The team is prepared, we concluded by organizing the attacks well. With this type of team, when we get the ball well, it’s important to come out fast like we did today.
It’s a shame for this result, for what this team has shown today. Why don’t the boys have continuity of performance?
I think the team also had ambition against Verona. We had played to win the game and today we did the same. In these two games we did well and we deserved to win. For me these are positive signs.
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