The words of the Yellow-Red captain: “The benches? I trusted Ranieri. In the end, he repaid me but we have a long way to go.”

Lorenzo Pellegrini spoke to the microphones of Sky at the end of the match against Braga. Here are his words:

“You, players, you must help yourselves. Did you do all this tonight?” He says, “That’s how life is.” This period has served me well, and today it has been utterly wonderful to free myself. I am extremely pleased with everything. We are continuing on the right path. Then came the goal and the beautiful performance from the entire team. “Before the match, I was really hoping for this.”

“What were your thoughts after 5 consecutive benchings?” “It wasn’t easy but we players are all similar. Playing is important, it’s a form of release. I immediately trusted the coach. He knew me from before, he knows who I am. I trusted him because it was the right thing to do. “In the end, this has paid off for me, but we still have a long way to go.

Now, what do you expect? Will you return to the center of the project? Would you be surprised by another bench? “I don’t think about it.” The beauty of this journey, beyond the foolish things being said about me, is that we are a team of young lads trying to do our best for Roma, which is what we care about most. Tomorrow, I will go to the field to train at 100% capacity to continually strive for Roma’s victory.” Who Says Such Nonsense? “Indeed, our job also extends to this. I’m not the type to let people know me well, the kind who would succumb to making certain statements or adopting certain attitudes. I am reserved, but that should be enough. I am true to myself both on and off the field. “I like being this way and I will stay this way,” he claims passionately. “You have a contract until 2026,” he adds with absolute certainty, highlighting his long-term commitments. The future? “Beyond the nonsenses that remain such. A lie told a million times remains a lie, it doesn’t become the truth. For me, the future holds little weight. I have always cared deeply about the well-being of Rome. “If staying will do good for Rome, I will stay here.”

What is Ranieri giving you? “The embrace was spontaneous. I live by my emotions, when I feel a call to do something, I do it. I was not prepared. Turning towards the field, I saw him and was compelled to embrace him. We both know each other, and it was easy to trust him even though I wasn’t happy about not playing. I placed my trust in him because I know who he is. He managed to pave a way, and that was precisely what we were missing. Not through anyone’s fault, but we were lacking on a general level, along with a bit of serenity. We also missed our fans, they experienced these difficulties just like us. “However, difficulties should bring unity instead of division.”