Rolando Mandragora has had to grow quickly, both on and off the pitch. From Scampia (Napoli neighborhood) to Serie A, in an escalation that brought him to Crotone, forced to defend the permanence in A. Two important challenges against Lazio and Napoli to avoid relegation one more time: "I won't give success percentages, I'm just saying that we're working hard to reach the objective - has declared the player to La Gazzetta dello Sport - in our way: working hard, only thinking about ourselves". On Sunday, at the Scida stadium, against Lazio who's looking after points for the Champions Lace spots race, won't be an easy one: "How could we beat them? I don't know, but we'll put our heart and sacrifice ourselves on the pitch. The Scida effect will matter too. I hop it will once again become an added value, the 12th man on the field. From the beginning until this very day, in the bad and better moments, the fans have never criticized us, we owe a lot to them. My models? I had the chance to train with Panic, Khedira and Marchisio last summer, I would like to take after them. Even if I'm trying to create a role model according to my playing style".
An explosion, Mandragora's, which has got to its highest point with Zenga's arrival on the bench as the coach has created the perfect role for his characteristics: "Zenga has valued me in front of the defense, to see more the dynamics happening, read better the others' intentions and remain lucid until the end. I'll always thank Gasperini for the opportunity he gave me, in the end i'm still playing like he was asking me, following Zenga's instructions now. Return to Juventus? We'll see in the end of the season, I'll be ready whichever decision Juve will take about my future. The national team? I also have that dream, I could get there playing well in the U21 Euro next year that will take place in Italy".
