“Forgive us if we prefer Paulo to be a danger in the opposition’s box rather than humbly retreating into his own.”

Roma fell before Inter yesterday, now finding itself in tenth place in the standings. Journalist Paolo Condò expressed in Repubblica how Juric and his team paid dearly for minor mistakes, but he also went further. It is clear that the three most significant points belong to Inter, who in Rome won a bona fide battle, displaying the hidden talents of Mkhitaryan and Barella as well as the more overt skills of Frattesi and, most notably, Lautaro, ruthless on the only clean goal-opportunity seen up to that point (more would come as the match opened up). A surgical Inter, deeply concerned with finally achieving a clean sheet, faced off against a Roma team abundant in dedication, spirit of sacrifice, and competitive drive, the classic attributes of Juric’s teams. “Just that the yellow-red rose has been built on opposite premises, which means giving preference to quality,” and forgive us if we prefer Dybala to be dangerous in the opponent’s area rather than humble in his own.