Inzaghi assistant: 'De Rossi relit the Roma flame'

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BySusy Campanale

Feb 10, 2024 16:40

Simone Inzaghi’s assistant manager Massimiliano Farris warns Daniele De Rossi ‘relit the fire’ of Roma and will ‘certainly cause us problems’ today.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 17.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Inter coach Inzaghi sits out a touchline ban, so his assistant Farris is going to be on the bench today.

“Roma really have changed in these last three weeks. De Rossi brought back enthusiasm and relit the fire of the squad, seeing as the fans had never lost that flame,” Farris told DAZN.

The Nerazzurri are seemingly unstoppable in their march towards the Scudetto, especially after beating rivals Juventus 1-0 last week at San Siro.

It means a victory here could temporarily open up a seven-point lead at the top of the table, but this is a very different Roma to previous meetings, as De Rossi won all three games since Jose Mourinho was sacked.

“We are meeting a squad that is feeling confident with three consecutive victories, they are back in the Champions League race and will certainly cause us problems.”

Hakan Calhanoglu has become a core figure in this Inter midfield with the deep-lying playmaker role, despite the fact it was originally only a temporary solution to fill in for injured Marcelo Brozovic. Are the coaching staff surprised by how the Turkey international has flourished too?

“More than surprised, we are talking about a player who in every training session shows he wants to improve himself. It is a fairly new role for him too, so we can suggest different ideas, but he has to put the work in too.”

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