‘Very few dreams come true’

ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini appears to be like on through the Serie A match between AS Roma and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Olimpico on September 28, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)

Gian Piero Gasperini warns Roma that ‘individuals should dream, however the desires that truly come true are very uncommon’ as they go into the journey to Cremonese as Serie A leaders.

It kicks off on the Stadio Giovanni Zini in Cremona on Sunday at 14.00 GMT.

The Giallorossi went into the break for worldwide responsibility as joint Serie A leaders together with Inter, and with some massive fixtures for the opposite title contenders all through the weekend, it’s doubtlessly a giant alternative for them.

Nevertheless, Gasperini is cynical concerning the narrative rising round their ambitions.

Gasperini retains Roma toes on the bottom

“It is a staff that’s giving its all and heading in the right direction, however you can’t speak about an enormous achievement simply 11 rounds into the season,” he mentioned in his press convention.

“The gamers have improved on a technical stage and we’re already reaching among the excessive factors of our potential, in any other case we wouldn’t be on this place within the desk.

“Every little thing might be improved additional, however we definitely play higher as a staff unit than a couple of weeks in the past. We hold working to get stronger.”

Paulo Dybala, Angelino, Leon Bailey and Artem Dovbyk are nonetheless out of motion, whereas Mario Hermoso picked up a muscular concern in coaching yesterday.

Evan Ferguson is again after skipping worldwide responsibility with the Republic of Eire. Can the centre-forward get his first aggressive purpose within the Roma jersey?

“He’s very younger and comes from a distinct nation, so that you’ve received to offer him somewhat time to adapt,” assured Gasperini.

“Once I mentioned he lastly had a extremely good coaching session, I threw him on the sector and he received damage, so we’d like persistence with these lads.

“Angelino has began engaged on the coaching pitch, albeit individually, so we’re ready to see what the medical employees say. Dybala and Bailey are working collectively, I believe they’re near a comeback.

“We’ll attempt to choose up the place we left off, even when the primary recreation after worldwide responsibility is all the time a little bit of an unknown amount.”

Whereas Roma’s defensive file has been glorious to this point this season, the primary concern has been an absence of objectives, particularly contemplating the variety of scoring alternatives created.

“I do suppose we’ve improved over the past month in each creating these conditions and changing them into objectives,” added Gasperini.

“Once I discuss concerning the attacking strikes, I imply for instance Gianluca Mancini offering an help for Zeki Celik. You want everybody concerned and to take advantage of the traits within the staff.”

There’s additionally a particular pattern of their marketing campaign that the coach is not going to draw back from.

“The statistics don’t lie, we misplaced nearly each recreation the place we fell behind, the one exception was Fiorentina. As you develop in each space, you additionally achieve extra confidence and handle to push previous obstacles or unfortunate moments. That too is a course of,” assured Gasperini.

So does he imagine within the miracle of a Roma Scudetto?

“Folks should dream, however the desires that truly come true are very uncommon. We’re not searching for miracles, we’re seeking to work.”

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