“Ours was not a yellow code”, is polemical

Udinese-Romaas we know, the match was postponed due to the chest illness suffered by Ndicka during the final game. A match then played two weeks later with a late victory for the Giallorossi 2-1 over the Bianconeri, thanks to a headed goal by Bryan Cristante. But the decision to postpone the match, despite the illness on the pitch, was not appreciated by everyone. As you can confirm Gian Piero Gasperini, controversial towards Roma after the comeback victory of his Atalanta against Salernitana, in the postponement on Monday. At the center is the postponed match between Dea and Fiorentina due to the illness which then led to the death of Viola’s sporting director, Joe Barone. A match for which the recovery date is not yet known and which, according to Gasp, would not distort the championship ranking in favor of the Bergamo players compared to the Giallorossi.

“It’s not our fault if we don’t know the date of the recovery with Fiorentina – these are the words of Gasperini, in response to those of Daniele De Rossi after Roma-Juventus —. This situation penalized us, we would have played earlier but it wasn’t possible. We have been taking the field for a long time, three times a week.” In short, the specific dig at the Giallorossi was not lacking: “Unfortunately, in that circumstance, something dramatic happened and you have to realize that it wasn’t a code yellow – Gasperini said again to Dazn, a somewhat unfortunate phrase referring to the Ndicka case -. We have not gained any advantage, this must be clear. Indeed, seeing the ranking that sees us distanced from the others can have an impact. They also took the recovery against Inter between Milan and Bologna, a match that was negative for us. It’s a problem that concerns the density of matches, it’s not my choice or that of the club.” In that case Gasperini was referring precisely to the illness of Ndicka who had collapsed to the ground during Udinese-Roma.

After Roma-Juve, which ended 1-1, De Rossi had spoken of Atalanta-Fiorentina as “a match that distorts everything a bit – her words -. This match will be played very late and for Atalanta it will be a final, we cannot afford to get there and see what will happen. Playing it so far away distorts everything a bit, but it forces us to make different calculations.” A passage of the speech indigestible for Gasperini, who did not send word after the victory against Salernitana.