Renato Sanches wasted little time making an impact in his Roma debut, hitting the net eight minutes into the Empoli drubbing. The PSG loanee was inserted into the XI after Houssem Aouar was surprisingly ruled out and played one half.
Director Tiago Pinto admitted he’d been obsessed with trying to lure the midfielder in recent windows and finally succeeded. He had a rough season in Paris, scoring twice in 23 appearances. Per Il Messaggero, the Giallorossi paid €1M as the initial fee. They’ll have to shell out €11M if he features in 55 percent of their matches and €14M if in 75 percent.
Renato Sanches commented to Sky and DAZN on Sunday (via the Roma site).
“It was an important moment for me. It was my first start and I was coming off an injury. It’s always difficult, but I’m happy for scoring, to be here, and for contributing to our first win. I can’t control my physical problems, even though I tried. I was as professional as I could be. Hopefully, they are in the past now. I want to showcase my skills, because I love football. I wish to be in form throughout the whole season.”
Our Take on Roma and Renato Sanches
While the ailments won’t go away, the positive development for Roma is that between him, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Aouar, they’ll always have a midfielder capable of providing offensive bite on the pitch and multiple ones in rosier times.
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