The new coach Rudy Garcia needed
for only five games and less than three months to change Roma from a dilapidated team with easy reach
of his goal to more football clubs in Serie A effectively.
Roma will play their match
against Bologna at home on Sunday after a perfect start which saw five wins and
12 goals against one goal conceded.
When Garcia came in mid-July last
year the team was being in a state of chaos.
Despite numerous talent in the
squad which is headed by veteran striker Roma captain Francesco Totti last
season, which Roma finished in sixth place this season does not participate in any European competition
after conceding 56 times in 38 games and is one of the worst defensive records
in the league.
But Roma left the worst for the
end of the defeat in the final Coppa Italia against arch-rivals Lazio in the
presentation was the highlight of the public disagreement between the
controversial striker Pablo Osvaldo, who moved to Southampton, England, and
interim coach Aurelio Andryatsula.
Garcia returned quickly
discipline in the squad and strengthened the defense and gave players again
confidence in themselves.
The arrival of Moroccan defender
Mehdi Benatia of Udinese, who Garcia described him as a symbol for the team and
the Brazilian right-back Maicon from Manchester City in which the strength
returned to and even increased the annexation Gars Morgan De Sanctis of Napoli.
Also Daniele de Rossi returned,
who dropped his importance in the era of the Zeeman last season for higher
level in the middle of the pitch, as well as Miralem Pjanic.
Totti fights 22 seasons with the
team and will complete 37 years on Friday, extending the challenge of time,
while it added join Gervinho and Adam Ljajic a new dimension in the attack.
The Dutch Roma player Kevin
Strautaman after the win 2 - zero in front of Sampdoria on Wednesday
"Juventus is still the favorite to win the league title ... but Roma is
also present."
He added "The thing that
surprised me is the ways we celebrate the win last night where everyone was
together even the garment workers.”
He continued, “Garcia raised the
level in all aspects that were not good before that. Pjanic has immense talent
and De Rossi can do everything."
Bologna did not achieve any
victory this season, but it is one of the teams that defeated Roma last season
when they change their results from two straight goals to win 3-2 at the Stadio
Olimpico.
And all of Napoli, Juventus and
Inter Milan, with two points delayed behind leaders Roma.
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