Gian Piero Gasperini satisfied with his Roma’s first steps

These are the words of Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini after the friendly match won 1-0 against Kaiserslautern: “Clearly it is a preparation match, but we held the field well. The team already has an identity, but it is all improvable as well as the condition”.

“Now the’intensity cannot be asked, we are only two weeks into the work with loads– he added -This was the first real game and we played in a difficult environment, there were a lot of people and the fans had a lot of enthusiasm. You can&#8217t ask much on that aspect, but we must always have the ambition to make little mistakes when we&#8217re near the penalty area”.

Asked if Roma is then late in the market he replied: “Welsey lands tomorrow but then leaves, so it will take some time…”. Pressed then concluded: “I don“t know, you tell this time how many players are missing (laughs, ed.). I have been counting since May, since the season ended and it is done quickly. If it’s four or five? This is not an alibi, this is the picture. And we cannot be hypocrites. Right now it is enough to take who is gone and who is absent… Arithmetic is not an’opinion, just count”.