On the pitch the postponement of the 23rd day of Serie A football, Roma-Cagliari 0-0
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Cagliari arrives at the Olimpico tomorrow, and for Daniele De Rossi's Roma it won't be a match like the others.
It is clear that a possible victory will always be worth three points, but within the ninety minutes of the postponement there are different meanings.
By winning, the Giallorossi would move even closer to the Champions League zone, also achieving their third consecutive success.
Something that only happened once this season before Mourinho's dismissal.
Furthermore, Claudio Ranieri will return to Rome and on the bench that he held in two experiences, he will now find Daniele De Rossi.
"A beautiful bond unites us", the debut of the new coach in the press conference, speaking of the Cagliari coach.
On the other hand, the Testaccino coach has always been there in the most important and difficult moments of the former Roma captain.
From the Scudetto sprint, which then faded away, to his farewell match as a Roma player.
"And when you spend these moments with someone like him it's always a great gain - says De Rossi -. He has a keen intelligence. You always come away enriched by a chat with him. I feel sincere affection for Ranieri".
Feelings, however, will have to be left outside the green field of play because Roma's chase for the Champions League has just begun and after two weeks of emergency work, De Rossi is now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Plenty returns to midfield as Paredes returns from suspension, Aouar has already returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and Renato Sanches has recovered from injury and will be called up.
"For me it's an advantage to be able to rotate - explained the coach - The teams that achieve their objectives are those that don't just have eleven strong players".
For this reason, Smalling's recovery will be fundamental ("he can return for the match against Inter or Feyenoord) and the new signings (Angelino and Baldanzi) "who will bring us quality". The same one that gives Dybala on the pitch with his plays "There are players who have such a good reading and talent that you have to give them a bit of freedom - concludes De Rossi speaking of Joya - Afterwards the important thing is the occupation of spaces.
Then close to the area Paulo does as he pleases, he finds the solution on his own.
I played for 20 years with Totti and no one told him what to do or where to go." Meanwhile, it's time to say goodbye to Tiago Pinto, the Portuguese general manager who had announced his farewell at the end of the transfer window. "I can't thank you enough for this extraordinary experience lived together, during which I did my utmost to try to take you where you deserved, at the top, in a position that lived up to your greatness as a Club and as a city - his farewell post from the fans -.
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