Juventus and Roma shared the spoils in an uneventful scoreless draw in Sunday night’s mouth-watering Serie A derby. Despite failing to win a third consecutive match at the start of the new league season, Daniele De Rossi believes the Giallorossi are on the right path after taking a point in Turin.
After claiming just one point from their opening two Serie A games against Empoli and Cagliari, Roma headed to the Allianz Stadium as underdogs. Back-to-back 3-0 victories to kick off Thiago Motta’s tenure meant Juventus were supposed to ease past De Rossi’s charges.
However, Roma held their ground at the venue, where they had only won once on their previous 15 visits to avoid defeat. According to De Rossi, it’s a ‘good starting point.’
“It was crucial for us to play a concrete match. This period is full of pressure, and we wanted to leave here with some points. This period is full of pressure, and we wanted to leave here with some points,” the Roma manager said in the post-game interview, as reported by Gianluca Di Marzio.
“We know who we are and who we will be this year. Tonight’s result is a good starting point. Juventus is very strong, and in the second half, they brought on some incredible players.”
Roma will hope to get into the win column for the first time in the 2024/25 season when they take on Genoa at Stadio Luigi Ferraris after the international break.
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