After struggling for a few weeks, Roma seemed to have found a new tactical balance and their form back before the international break. The Giallorossi coach Eusebio Di Francesco expects his team to pick up from where they had left and warns his players from the hidden dangers of playing a side like SPAL.
"It will be a tough game - said the coach in the pre match press conference - They played good football so far even though they didn't not get as many points as they deserved. We often underestimate our opponents and that's a mistake that we must not make anymore. Take Lazzari: he is the player with most dribblings in Serie A. We have to keep it going with commitment. Dzeko? The credit for his progress goes only to him. Sometimes he is a bit inconsistent and doesn't help his teammates, but he is doing a great job".
Di Francesco als adressed the situation of many players with injuries and the starting line-up: "Kluivert and Nzonzi returned to training today, while Schick had some problems that we have to evaluate. Kolarov and De Rossi are getting better by the day. They won't start
against SPAL but hopefully they'll be back in full training on Sunday
and so could then feature in the Champions League. Apart from the injuries you already know about, the players are in good shape. Pastore? started training with the rest of the lads again
yesterday. He's worked hard the last few days and he'll almost certainly
be in the squad for the SPAL game, while Luca Pellegrin will start. Perotti? I am very sorry for him, he is a passionate guy and he needs our help since he has had many inuries".
