Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is getting ready for his first Serie A sport in command of the Giallorossi, after leaving Atalanta this summer time in favour of a transfer to the Italian capital.
Roma are set to host Bologna on the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night and Gasperini has spoken at his press convention forward of the conflict, with .
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Gasperini opened the convention with some honesty in regards to the membership’s summer time switch market: “Undoubtedly sure, I used to be anticipating extra – particularly for a brand new coach who, as quickly as he arrives, naturally desires to herald different concepts. However we’ve got labored nicely with the gamers who had been right here and others have joined later.
WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, appears to be like on previous to the pre-season pleasant match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Observe Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Photograph by Clive Mason/Getty Photographs)
“After all, we might all prefer to work with an entire squad however by now I feel that has grow to be a little bit of a utopia. Firstly, you all the time have the intentions however intentions are one factor and execution is one other. The intentions are all the time very stable however the execution has its personal timing, and that’s one thing you must take into consideration.”
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Gasperini: ‘A really totally different Roma. Stronger… I hope so!’
Gasperini was additionally requested in regards to the function that Artem Dovbyk will play within the workforce, after some questions have been raised over the Ukrainian’s future in Giallorossi, to which the Italian coach replied “He’s referred to as up tomorrow, like everybody else. I shouldn’t have a crystal ball to foretell the long run. Tomorrow is the beginning of the championship and Dovbyk and different gamers referred to as up should be absolutely centered. Then we are going to see what occurs within the subsequent few days.”
Persevering with on from his feedback on Dovbyk, the skilled coach additionally mentioned one other striker – new signing Evan Ferguson. “Dovbyk and Ferguson are two devices and the way you employ them relies on whether or not they’re in time or not. Two totally different however glorious devices. It appears to me that they’re each bettering, each dynamically and bodily.”
epa12073520 Roma’s Artem Dovbyk (R) celebrates together with his teammates after scoring the 1-0 aim in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina, in Rome, Italy, 04 Might 2025. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI
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Gasperini was then requested to say whether or not or not Roma are a stronger workforce than they had been final season, “We have to perceive that. It’s undoubtedly a really totally different Roma. If we have a look at the final lineup on the finish of Might, there are three starters who not play right here and 6 or seven on the bench too. 5 have arrived, one among whom sadly bought injured immediately. It is usually totally different when it comes to numbers. However stronger? I hope so.”
Gasperini likes new Roma signings; concentrate on the long run
Roma have added plenty of new gamers to their ranks this summer time, signing the likes of Brazilian Wesley, Ferguson and Leon Bailey. Gasperini is impressed by the brand new additions, saying “They’re the gamers the membership has determined to construct a future round. They’re all younger, the oldest being 24. They’re totally different and arrive at totally different factors of their profession. Wesley arrives with 30 video games below his belt while Ferguson has been out of motion for some time. They’re totally different conditions however I like them. They’re good gamers and I feel we will work nicely with them.”
WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma appears to be like on earlier than the pre-season pleasant match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Observe Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Photograph by Dan Istitene/Getty Photographs)
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Gasperini then went right into a bit extra element in regards to the Giallorossi’s plans to signal youthful gamers, with one eye on the long run. “The best gamers are the nice ones, those with worth and potential – all of them match into my mind-set and enjoying soccer. New signings match the traits with which we wish to begin over. The necessity to rejuvenate and restart not with established gamers, however with rising expertise who may also generate capital positive aspects – that’s what they are saying now. Truly, that’s not the case – we have to usher in gamers who’ve worth for the long run.”