Smalling at the crossroads: "I will return to Manchester stronger", but Roma studies redemption. Jesus, false alarm

Finally the Rome of Paulo Fonseca. Especially because the Portuguese technician managed to pass on his warrior spirit to the team. "A victory of character ", stressed the Giallorossi coach. Especially after the expulsion of Fazio, yet another controversial episode at the Var in the Roman season, which made Ruggero Rizzitelli's reaction "explode". The former Giallorossi player is defended after last night's hot words: "I didn't offend anyone, but if Rome suspends me it takes away my life ". The first joy came with Udinese Rome for Chris Smalling, which today has been at the center of some market items. The sports director Petrachi met yesterday's management Manchester United to find an agreement on the final purchase of the defender, whose loan expires in June 2020. The management of the English club would ask for a figure close to 20 million euros for his card. The defender gave a long interview to the ‘The Athletic’: "Rome is a challenge that I immediately liked, here I can play 40-50 matches, twice as much as I would have played at United. I spoke with Fonseca, he told me he needed a central with attributes. Here football is different, I will be a better player when I return to Manchester ".

YOUTH TO POWER – Protagonists of the match against Udinese in the tenth day of the championship were Nicolò Zaniolo is Justin Kluivert. The Giallorossi players, both class 1999, not only did they write their name in the match report scorers but they provided a performance of great intensity and intelligence, making very few choices wrong. In Udine the Italian midfielder he found the tenth goal with the Giallorossi jersey, the third consecutive and the first one away, far from the Olimpico. He also became the fifth youngest player in the history of the Capitoline club to go into double digit at the age of 20 years and 120 days. Totti, Amadei, Bacci and Di Benedetto did better than him in Giallorossi. THE'Dutch striker has exceeded 2 goals last year (it is already at 3). Interestingly, Udinese is the first Serie A team to which they, both yesterday and yesterday have scored his father Patrick, 22 years ago. Nicolò and Justin the future, but also the present, of the Rome.

ROME-NAPLES – The team led by Fonseca she immediately returned to the field after the poker trimmed to Udinese this morning to prepare for the eleventh day of Serie A, Saturday at 3pm against the Naples. Juan Jesus has eliminated the muscle fatigue that has held him down these days and his return to the group is scheduled for tomorrow. The Giallorossi will take the field from the fourth in the standings: it didn't happen since the last day of the championship 2017/18, concluded by the Giallorossi al third place. They will not take part in the match at the Olimpico Federico Fazio and Carlo Ancelotti, expelled by the race directors on the tenth day of the championship. The team of the coach from Emilia will have to do without Allan, pivot of the blue midfield, prematurely released in the match against Atalanta.

Matteo Falanesca