Serie A: Pedro Rodríguez, from Roma to Lazio 40 years later: “There the coaches did not speak to me”

In 1981 the Italian far right Carlo Perrone I went directly from Rome to Lazio. Have had to pass 40 years to make it happen again. The rivalry between the two main teams in the Italian capital is maximum and taking that leap from the sidewalk is not easy.

Has been Pedro Rodrguez the brave one to do it this summer, breaking those four decades without transferring players between the two clubs. The ex-barcelonista, three Champions and five Leagues with the culs, among other things, a Premier League with Chelsea, and a World Cup and a European Championship with the Spanish national team, he already has his 34 to the backs are wide enough to support that weight.

He changed to Jos Mourinho, who did not count on him, by Maurizio Sarri, with whom he already shared a dressing room at Chelsea and has been received very well by the lacial fans. Even, the stands sing him a song by Raffaela Carr that bears his name: “I like this song, I like that the fans sing it to me, it is a very special song, Raffaella Carr was very well known in Spain as well.” He has spoken in Italy about the particular change he has taken in his career this summer.

From Roma to Lazio

“I was living a very difficult situation in Roma. They left me out of the squad but nobody from the team management told me anything. When I spoke with Sarri the opportunity arose and he took advantage of it. Rome to Lazio “.

Look forward

“Roma is the past, I am here to work for Sarri and for the team, and I have to think about doing the best I can every day.”

Luis Alberto and the national team

“I don’t know why he doesn’t go, it’s a good question. He’s a very good player, everyone sees him. It’s a question for Luis Enrique, but if it were up to me, I’d call him right away.”

Messi

“Nobody expected him to leave. Leo loves Barcelona, ​​it is difficult to understand what happened between him and the president. Now I wish him the best in Paris and I hope he will do the same there.”