«Alessio, you have to go around wide». “I don’t give a damn, I go where I want.” It is this exchange between a Lazio employee and Alessio Romagnoli that kicks off the heated post-derby on Sunday. In fact, since the times of Covid there has been a separation of the paths of the team groups at the Olimpico, which the clubs have maintained even when the emergency has ceased. Obviously not Sunday. So before MilinkovicThen Luis Alberto but above all Romagnoli have decided to deliberately pass in front of the Roma dressing room. Which was seen by the Giallorossi, already enraged by the defeat, as a provocation. Hence the exchange with Mancini: «Ale, but be serious, I too won a derby, but I didn’t make all this mess. Will you stop being a phenomenon?», all seasoned with side-by-side expressions that are certainly not school girls. To which the Lazio defender replied. Only later did the president arrive lot who, accompanied by the secretary Calveri, tried to quell the squabble, opening another one with Mourinho.
Lazio euphoria: Lotito between party, poisons and arrows at Mourinho. «He reaps what he sows. We have respect”
NO INVESTIGATION
Fifteen fairly frantic minutes that ended on Sunday for Roma. To such an extent that the club has decided not to reply to the senator’s radio intervention. On the other hand, there will be no need for the opening of a federal investigation: the dynamics of the incident have already been reported to the Prosecutor Giuseppe Chiné. A maximum of fines are expected in Trigoria. However, it does not go unnoticed how the strategy of tension desired by Mou (from the series: us against all) presents the bill, also showing the other side of the coin. Because if on the one hand it has managed to consolidate the team and the environment, on the other it sometimes risks throwing some elements into a tailspin, forced to chase after its leader maximo. Who has surrounded himself with a staff in his own image and likeness but is aware that he does not have a squad that has his own animus pugnandi in its entirety. The risk, as happened to Kumbulla, is that in order to try to please him, someone could go too far. That there is a problem with the arbitration world is now clear. And the drafts that want The Hague annoyed by the attitude of the Giallorossi on the pitch is not surprising. Since José’s arrival, cups included, there are 17 reds: 12 for the team, 5 for the coach. This season Roma count 14 expulsions between Serie A and Coppa Italia (plus one in the Europa League): 11 (!) come from the sidelines. Between members of the staff and the roster there are 16 matchdays of disqualification accumulated.
Mourinho-Lotito brawl at the end of the derby. “What are you looking at?” “I am the president of Lazio, you are a guest”. Sparks and accusations
I Friedkin they observe. They have been made aware of what happened on Sunday and are close to their coach. This is confirmed by the outcry of their manager of reference, Pinto, who defended José with the president Lotito: «Don’t talk to our coach like that». Clear proximity signals. Like the ones they saw on Friday, Dan and Ryan watch practice next to the tech and the GM. Too early to tell about a future of the Special still in the Capital. But enough to be certain that the chill that had set in February is now less biting. It is useless to get around it: qualification for the next Champions League will be decisive. And Roma, despite everything, remains just one point away from 4th place. Not to mention how the Europa League remains at stake. Not being on the side of United and Juve is a relief. But we must not make the same mistake as the Italian cup when the combination with Cremonese and the following one with Fiorentina, foreshadowed a highway to the final. Also because Feyenoord, by winning against Ajax, confirmed their supremacy in the Eredivisie and Leverkusen (presumable opponents in the semifinals), despite being eighth in the Bundesliga, beat Bayern Munich 2-1 on Sunday. Clear signals, not to be underestimated.
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