Roma, Daniele De Rossi chews bitterly

Daniele De Rossi does not hide disappointment

Expectations were high at the Giallorossi, even with the knowledge that they were facing an opponent of the highest level such as the newly crowned German champions Bayer Leverkusen. Daniele De Rossi’s feeling, after Thursday night’s 0-2 loss, è that of the important opportunity that could have been handled better, by his own admission.

"We è lacked the abilityà to recover, we were too frantic after the first goal – said the Roma coach to 'Sky Sport' -. We were playing well in the first half, in so many games we have taken advantage of an episode and got unblocked, today è it went evidently the other way around".

The episode in question è the mistake in Karsdorp’s disengagement that started the action of the 1-0: "We would be unfair if we pointed the finger exclusively on today’s mistake,” said De Rossi, trying to lift the burden of responsibility’from the Dutchman. “A mistake is there, it is part of the game. You win and lose together, we have to think about the return now".

Next Thursday we will need a feat at the BayArena: "If we think about it we had important chances, we took a crossbar and in the end Abraham è went close. Maybe in Germany we will be the ones to unlock it and turn the game on our side. We will play it, that è for sure".