Goal for second place. Given Juve's unstoppable march, now 14 points away (albeit with one more game), Roma are playing to enter the Champions League directly, without going through the obstacle of the preliminaries. There's no denying it's a precious goal, even if it's clearly less tantalizing than a Scudetto. “I'm sure we'll go straight to Europe through the front door – commented Garcia at the press conference. – Even if the elimination of Napoli is not an advantage for us”. In fact, the race is reduced to two teams, unless both collapse thus putting Fiorentina, Inter and Parma back into play. Hypothesis that the current ranking does not authorize to take into consideration, therefore the Champions League is up for grabs between Verona and Naples. In the city of Romeo and Juliet, the Giallorossi will face Corini's Chievo, engaged in a full tussle for salvation, therefore in difficulty but with water at their throats. “Winning will be fundamental – explained Garcia, who will be able to field captain Totti again after the great performance against Udinese. – He's back in great shape, he's doing well, then it's clear that he couldn't play five games in ten days, but that's nothing new. If Prandelli took him to Brazil I would be delighted, but he will decide. For me it matters that he plays well now and that's it ”. The captain will therefore be the owner, just like Gervinho, another one the French coach never gives up on except for reasons of force majeure.
“He is the only one able to leap over the man and give depth – he explained. – It seems normal to me, if things work out well, to go on like this”. The third shirt of the Giallorossi attack trident will go to Florenzi, to the delight (so to speak) of Destro and Ljajic. “They're both fine, there's no case. My choices are always carefully evaluated, everyone with me feels important because they are. We are at the beginning of two weeks with many games, I have to manage the men well”. But if abundance reigns in attack, so he's not in midfield. Strootman's injury and De Rossi's disqualification (he will return on Tuesday against Turin) strip Garcia's choices to the bone, forced to bring back the revived Taddei alongside Pjanic and Nainggolan. In defense however, long-term patient Balzaretti aside, no defections: the 4 line will be made up of Maicon, Benatia, Castan and Dodò. The eve of Chievo was decidedly more complicated, forced to score points in order not to be sucked into the red zone of the standings. Corini will play with a 4-3-3 (probably then it will become a 4-5-1) with Agazzi in goal, Frey, Cesar, Dainelli, Rubin in defense, Radovanovic, Rigoni, Guarente in midfield, Paloschi, Stoian and Thereau in attack.
