ROME (ITALPRESS) – “The derby for me represents everything a fan can think, it is a highlight match that is felt the most. The standings speak for themselves, they are living an exceptional moment with a stratospheric first leg: they play at speed and with few touches, it is a very fearsome team. But the derby always has a story in itself.” Claudio Ranieri and his Roma side have no intention of starting off beaten in the eagerly awaited extracittadina scheduled for Sunday night. A match to which the Giallorossi are showing up in full or nearly full strength. “Everyone is recovered except Celik who has a fever. Tomorrow we will evaluate him,” said the Roma coach, speaking of the situation in the infirmary that also sees Bryan Cristante in the pits. As for the non-use of Lorenzo Pellegrini, however, it is only related to “a psychological consideration, because technically I consider him one of the best midfielders in Europe. There are few midfielders who score goals, and those who have them should hold on to them – Ranieri’s thoughts – I have to keep in mind whether or not a player is able to let problems slide on him: Lorenzo loads them all when instead he should play naturally as he used to do, without the boulders he carries around – he added -. It’s not easy to play at home like that. If the crowd’s favorite makes mistakes, nothing happens. If he makes half a mistake at home, he is loaded with negativity and responsibility. If I see him calm, I have no problem with him playing.”- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
