La Rome makes up for itself with interest. The Giallorossi, on the night of debut of the couple Lukaku Dybala, they bury poor Empoli with goals, grabbing the first 3 points of the season and sending an interesting signal to the entire championship. Which? With the full squad, therefore with the two aforementioned attackers, but also with Renato Sanches, Paredes, Spinazzola and others, the team can fight for the top positions, much more than we have seen in previous days.
Roma – Empoli 7-0: Dybala leads Mourinho, Lukaku, Cristante and Mancini also score
I new purchases make the difference, but the one who really changes the physiognomy of Roma is always Paulo Dybala. The Argentine finally played a match as a starter (without getting injured like in Verona, of course) and the effects were visible from the first minutes, although theEmpoli it really was disastrous. Mourinho he hoped for a strong start, but not even he could imagine that the first goal would arrive after less than 2' thanks to a penalty from Dybala, favored by a gigantic foolishness from Walukiewicz, who was unfortunate in controlling an absolutely harmless ball with his arm. In short, the road was open, even paved in the 8th minute Renato Sanches, in his first start, made it 2-0 with a close range header. The match, in fact, ended there, but not Roma's desire to score and have fun, also to chase away the frustration of the first few days. The 3-0 came up own goal by Grassi (35'), after which the second half served above all to round out the score, making it even higher than a tennis set. Dybala he bagged the 4-0 into the net after a slalom in the area (55'), Crystalline he found the intersection with a spectacular right-footed shot from distance (80'), Lukaku, the most awaited, beat Berisha with a close tap-in (82'), Mancini he signed the final 7-0 with the house specialty, namely the header from a corner (86').
Mourinho: "We weren't poor before, we're not extraordinary now." Then he raises controversy with the League…
"We played well, we didn't have a 7-0 match, but sometimes it happens and I feel sorry for Empoli - analysis by Mourinho -. The team played a good game even if there were some ups and downs from a physical point of view, there are still players who are unable to play at high intensity for 90 minutes. We weren't as poor as they said in recent weeks and now we haven't become extraordinary because we beat Empoli, I think we just have to work because there is the potential to do even better. Lukaku's goal? It was important to him, not to me. The attackers live for goals, but since he arrived he has worked for the team, he gives us a different profile even if we have to learn to know him better, just as he has to learn to know us better. Romelu is happy, he needs to feel loved and wanted, here he immediately felt that the team needed a player like him, he likes to win, it's his nature." Then the hit at the Football League, demonstrating a nervousness that is far from being resolved. “Are we equipped to play more competitions? There are matches in which it is difficult to measure your strength, then we were unlucky because Atalanta plays on Thursday and Monday, while we play on Thursday and Sunday. There is someone in the League who is not in love with me...".
