Overview
- In a pre-match press conference, Gasperini said Gianluca Mancini, Koné and Wesley could return next week, with Paulo Dybala likely needing about two weeks.
- He argued Roma’s dip stems from long layoffs since late December for key players including Ferguson, Bailey, Dovbyk, Dybala, Soulé and Baldanzi, noting Mancini even played with a broken nose and a mask.
- He said Roma needs a home win over Pisa at the Stadio Olimpico to stay in reach of fourth place as Como and Juventus push in the same race.
- Responding to calls for changes, he defended his hierarchy and continuity, pushing back on suggestions to start Vaz over Malen or Ghilardi over Ndicka.
- On recruitment, he criticized high turnover by pointing to roughly 30 signings in two years with only a few regulars and said the club should target fewer, higher-quality additions.