Mattia Zaccagni decided the Derby against Roma with a great goal amid a tremendous season. The attacker spoke about it and more to the club’s TV channel (via Calciomercato).
“Everything went perfectly in that game. It was a key win for our path and the standings. It was the perfect night. I found myself one on one with the goalkeeper and didn’t think twice. I made an unnatural movement with my ankle, but it was spontaneous. It worked out.”
“The other great thing was scoring under the Curva and celebrating with my teammates there. A few of them have been here for a long time, and we have multiple Rome-born players. We didn’t need to further pump up that game. Its importance is already manifest, and you can feel the pressure and the passion of the city. I’m willing to do anything to win a trophy with Lazio. It’s something really important that sticks with you for the rest of your life.”
Zaccagni named his idol and took a jab at the press.
“Alessandro Del Piero, but unfortunately, I never got the chance to meet him and talk to him. I hope to be able to do it soon. After matches, we often have to answer the same questions all over again. When we win, they ask us if we are ready for the Champions League, and we have to reply that we take it game by game. You can’t go off-script. But we’re different from each other. Personally, I’m a little annoyed when they say footballers are all full of themselves. People forget that we are people before players, each with our own habits. That goes for this sport and any other line of work.”
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