In the end he was happy like a little child when they bring him his favorite ice cream. […] Yesterday’s victory for Daniele de Rossi it really weighs heavily, perhaps also because he didn’t want to play this match and now he experiences it as a profound injustice. And this time it went just like that, with that goal from Cristanding which he gave back to Rome courage and trust, after the slip-up with Bologna. This time De Rossi had done a different and longer warm-up than usual, precisely to enter with warm muscles and not waste minutes in the search for victory. «We put together a team that had some balance, even if in my mind I thought it was even more offensive than the one that went on the field – continues the Roma coach – Jokingly, before the match I said to the boys: “I don’t even know what I have to do, it’s the first time I’ve prepared a 20-minute match. […] I have a team of wonderful men, many of whom came this far knowing from the start that they wouldn’t make it even for a minute. Instead I saw incredible participation from everyone. This is a victory that makes us happy, but above all it gives us a nice boost of confidence. It’s important for the standings, but also for morale. A victory like this couldn’t help but lead to an explosion of enthusiasm.”
(Gasport)
