Gian Piero Gasperini admits Roma have a horrible file within the massive matches and ‘are evidently lacking one thing’ in comparison with Juventus, however ‘there are robust foundations to construct the longer term.’
within the massive video games for the Giallorossi up to now this season, though a minimum of Tommaso Baldanzi did handle to get a objective again late on after the run of 1-0 losses.
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Francisco Conceicao’s angled drive and a Lois Openda tap-in after Mile Svilar’s save on Weston McKennie proved decisive towards a very reshuffled defence.
Gasperini hopeful regardless of new Roma defeat
“We misplaced too many passes in assault, as in any other case we had all of the circumstances required to create extra possibilities,”
“On the finish of the match, we had extra vitality, however have been once more missing precision. We all know that, however I’d additionally put an exclamation mark on the efficiency of many gamers who weren’t regulars, going through off towards a really robust Juventus facet.
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“Roma ought to go away this night feeling hopeful, as a result of now we have robust foundations in place right here to construct an incredible squad. I’m satisfied we are able to do nicely.”
Mario Hermoso and Artem Dovbyk have been out injured, with Evan Ndicka and Neil El Aynaoui on the Africa Cup of Nations, so Jan Ziolkowski acquired solely his third begin for the membership, with Devyne Rensch pulled into the again three to plug the gaps.
“We have been up towards Kenan Yildiz and Francisco Conceicao, gamers who know how one can take males on and run into area,” identified Gasperini.
“Sadly, we conceded proper on the finish of the primary half, however we allowed little or no till then. As soon as we went behind, Juventus had more room to play in, however general it was efficiency, particularly from these like Rensch and Ziolkowski who hadn’t performed as a lot. With these foundations, we are able to do nicely.”
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – DECEMBER 11: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, arrives on the stadium previous to the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Section MD6 match between Celtic FC and AS Roma at Celtic Park on December 11, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photograph by Ian MacNicol/Getty Photos)
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Roma appeared largely toothless in assault, as Paulo Dybala within the False 9 function and Matias Soulé made little affect, so why did Evan Ferguson not begin in assault?
“Ferguson remains to be not convincing me, together with within the second half immediately. It’s not simply his method, he and some different new signings nonetheless haven’t settled totally into the spirit of this crew,” defined Gasperini.
“Now we have a really strong crew, with Dybala and Soule they didn’t have the proper service tonight, however their technical high quality is much past the others. I’d’ve made the identical decisions once more, actually.”
Leon Bailey got here on instead, solely to limp off once more 20 minutes later with one more new muscular concern.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 02: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, gestures as he offers the crew directions through the Serie A match between AC Milan and AS Roma at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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Roma have a dreadful file within the massive video games, and it’s beginning to actually take a toll on their place within the desk.
“It’s true we misplaced quite a lot of these head-to-head clashes, however we beat Como, Bologna, Lazio, all groups who’re simply behind us. For those who lose three or 4 of those video games, then evidently it means you might be lacking one thing in comparison with these golf equipment,” confessed Gasperini.
“Nevertheless, there’s a robust membership behind us, now we have strong foundations, and weren’t out-played in any of those video games. We solely began this course of a number of months in the past, so now we have to concentrate on constructing an incredible future for Roma based mostly on its current.”
This end result implies that Roma are nonetheless in fourth place, however just one level away from Juventus, and danger falling additional behind the highest three as soon as they return from Supercoppa Italiana commitments to play their Serie A Week 16 fixtures in January.