Roma’s goleada in friendly match but Gian Piero Gasperini is worried

Roma is off to a good start. Gian Piero Gasperini’s first friendly of the season on the Giallorossi bench ended with a 14-0 win against Trastevere, a formation that plays in Serie D. It was a good test for the Giallorossi, after the first week of training camp, who ended the first half ahead by 5 goals thanks to Baldanzi’s goal and doubles from Dybala and Rensch.

Then, in the second half, further rounding out the scoring came doubles by Mannini and El Shaarawy, in addition to goals by Cristante, Angelino Hermoso, Kumbulla, Romano and Cherubini that fixed the score at 14-0 final. Absent were Dovbyk and Salah Eddine, who were stopped by physical problems, in addition to the long-suffering Pellegrini.

So Gian Piero Gasperini, Giallorossi coach, on the sidelines of the challenge against Trastevere, does not hide some concerns about Roma’s start to the season. “On the market we are late, we presented ourselves with a team with many defections because so many have left and someone is injured. We are in a hurry and want to recover because we have to start well.”

“In these conditions it is not easy and we hope there will be a push. The company has given great willingness, there are market needs but we know what we have to do, the profiles of the players who have to arrive and I expect a good acceleration in the market. Concerned? A little bit’ yes, we have been working for eight days already, in less than a month the championship starts. The company is working as best it can to try to fill what are the departures, but I am sure that everything that the company wants to do will be done.”

Talking about Dybala, author of a double, instead, the coach emphasizes how he has “arrived well, already with a good training base. He still doesn&#8217t kick at his best, but today he wanted to play a part of the game and that&#8217s a good sign. Him center forward? He’s an emergency solution”.

Then a thought on the first week of work in which “we did not give up trying to give ourselves an identity. The first week was positive, the guys have a lot of desire to do, there&#8217s a great environment with a lot of young people”. Finally, a thought on the injured with Dovbyk who“s got a fatigue, he will already train with the team on Tuesday. Pellegrini? He still needs a lot of time”, Gasperini concludes.