Roma-Viktoria Plzen: Giallorossi Pagelloid
Olsen: 6 Quiet evening, except for an aerial catch with the ball slipping out of his hands, then count a risky dribbling with his feet, which could have been avoided, but on a festive evening let’s give him half a point as well.
Florenzi 6: Back on the flank to play full-back, holds the position a lot, arranges himself very wide to widen the play, thus, acting as a counterbalance to Kolarov. At the end of the first half he has the ball for the assist to Dzeko but prefers to finish on goal, sinning in selfishness.
Juan Jesus: 7 Concentrated from start to finish, leads his teammates in calling the offside, showing that he deserves to play more minutes, but will it be true glory?
Fazio: 6 Suffers when he gets the ball between his feet in the first half, grows at a distance, even trying the offensive sortie with some dribbling, scores a header goal in the final, which is, however, annulled for an obvious offside.
Kolarov: 7 Needs to sober up post-derby hangover, also plays close to the sideline, holds the wing like the best period of last season.
Pellegrini Luca: SV Champions League debut, a guy with good hopes for Roma and Italian soccer.
Nzonzi: 7 Little involved in marking, he positions himself in the middle of the pitch and from there he doesn’t get the ball, at times he still seems slow and lackluster in the booth of direction, very proactive when he drops back to get the “first ball”.
Cristante: 6 Few lights, a lot of will, this his game, however clearly recovering compared to the last performances in a Giallorossi jersey.
Pellegrini Lorenzo: 6.5 Good game, not at last Saturday’s derby levels, but clearly growing, for dynamism, tactical wisdom and quality of plays.
Kluivert: 7 Loses a few balls, but always recovers one more, seasoning a game with a nice goal that seals a decent performance, which relaunches him in Di Francesco’s hierarchies.
Zaniolo: SV After his starting exploit in Madrid, he racks up another 15 minutes on the field in the Champions League, the future is on his side.
Dzeko: 8.5 A fine hat-trick in the Champions League makes any striker’s delight, he narrowly misses another goal, but he is always there to back up his teammates, as well as in putting himself forward for verticalizations and assists that are slow in coming.
Under: 6.5 Insidious on every ball he gets at his feet, he scores a fine goal and hits a crossbar in the first half with the goalkeeper beaten. He deserves the starting jersey.
Schick: 5.5 In the few minutes he played, he never makes himself dangerous and manages to pick up a yellow for an unnecessary foul.
Di Francesco: 8 Resumed his Champions League winning streak at the Stadio Olimpico with a bombastic 5-0 win, the haul could even have been more substantial with a bit more polish from the Giallorossi forwards.
