Ninety-five years ago, a stopgap managerial solution, Englishman Herbert Burgess, began his journey with Roma with three wins in the first three games. Since then – no one else has managed it. So Daniele De Rossi already sees a milestone ahead: equaling a record as old as it is resistant to the wear of time.Naturally, this will not be the first thought crossing his mind when he exits the tunnel and encounters the old master — and tonight’s opponent — Claudio Ranieri, who, in this particular ranking, stopped at two wins before reaching the third step in 2009. At this moment, De Rossi is mainly concerned with consolidating the Champions League ambitions of the team inherited three weeks ago from Jose Mourinho. Perhaps with the help of the latest arrivals, left-back Angelino and midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi.”Summing up in one word what I expect from the new players, I say they will bring quality. They are good with their feet, pace, and off-the-ball movements. It will take some time for them to settle in, but the first days have been excellent even in interacting with the new teammates.” 🔴🟡 De Rossi ball is underway at Roma! 😤pic.twitter.com/bNDYMlscj6— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 30, 2024 The process for Angelino has been facilitated by a whole week of training. Therefore, the Spaniard is expected to start the game against Cagliari tonight.”Working without midweek commitments is a big deal for a coach, even though Roma’s goal must also be progressing in Europe. The boys have worked hard both mentally and physically. We put emphasis on our style of play and physical condition, so we are delighted.”De Rossi looks focused and stern in his scarce 12 minutes of press conference at Trigoria. He does not want to engage in idle chatter with his associates of journalists. Rather, he is interested in clarifying the reasons for Rasmus Kristensen and Dean Huijsen’s exclusions from the European competitions squad.”I had to choose based on the three possible substitutions. I needed two chances in all positions. Some strong players are left out, but they are very important and will continue to have opportunities in the league.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7845573##The ideal scenario would be to quickly recover Renato Sanches and Chris Smalling. The former returns to the bench today after over a month:”But Chris is also close to returning. We will find him among the squad for the next match against Inter or for the one after against Feyenoord. Renato is definitely ahead, he has trained almost the entire week with us because he has completed his recovery. We need to be careful with him because he has had many problems in the last year. I don’t know what happened to him in the past. Surely, he wasn’t happy when I met him because of the injuries he had, but I found him to be available.”SERIE A – MATCHDAY 23FridayLecce – Fiorentina 3-2 (1-0)/Oudin 17, Piccoli 90, Dorgu 90+2 – Mandragora 50, Beltran 67/SaturdayEmpoli – Genoa 0-0Udinese- Monza 0-0Frosinone – AC Milan 2-3 (1-1)/Soule 24, Mazzitelli 65 – Giroud 17, Gabbia 72, Jovic 81/Bologna – Sassuolo 4-2 (1-2)/Viti (og) 24, Fabian 73, Ferguson 83, Saelemaekers 86 – Thorsverdt 13, Volpato 34/SundayTorino – Salernitana 0-0Napoli – Verona 2-1 (0-0)/Dawidowicz 79 og, Khvicha 87 – Coppola 72/Atalanta – Lazio 3-1 (2-0)/Pasalic 16, De Ketelaere 43 pen, 76 – Immobile 84 pen/Inter – Juventus 1-0 (1-0)/Gatti 37 og/Monday22:45: (1.45) Roma (4.40) Cagliari (7.50)***odds are subject to change***
