A Monday of rest, useful for catching your breath and meditating. Starting today Daniele De Rossi he will think about Bayer Leverkusen, who in truth has already taken a look together with the staff to understand its many advantages and few limitations. The undefeated not unbeatable, as the coach defined them with a very effective feint, represent the frontier between an excellent tournament and an entry into the world of dreams: if already two consecutive European finals represented a record for Roma, let alone three. (…) Against the German champions we raise the level a lot. For this reason, a tactical innovation that De Rossi is considering would not be surprising, also noting the imperfect physical conditions of Karsdorp and the certain absence of the other two right-backs (Celik is disqualified and Kristensen not eligible). Who will play on that side? Given the newfound abundance of central defenders, one solution could be to return to three and a half defense with Llorente full range on the right lane in the offensive phase. (..( Last year, it is worth remembering, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen didn’t score a single goal in two games against Roma curled up in the 3-5-2. And Smalling only came on at the end at the BayArena.
