"I was well aware of the difficulties that several players were having. It was the first time this season we had three games in a week, and not everyone recovered fully. We didn't expect that, so we need to reflect and evaluate on it going forward. We had problems today that we hadn't in other games. It was obvious that some players were struggling with sharpness."
"When Verona pushed forward, they were able to pass it around with greater ease than usual. It's a pity, we were also not incisive enough on the transition, and we struggled more than we should've done."
Gian Piero Gasperini acknowledged squad limitations and recovery issues after Roma's 2-0 win over Hellas Verona. Roma took 12 points from five Serie A games, the first time since 2021-22. Artem Dovbyk opened the scoring with a seventh-minute header from Zeki Celik, and Matias Soule added a late second after a well-worked move. Verona hit the woodwork through Gift Orban and registered more expected goals (1.35 from 12) than Roma (0.98 from 10), while Roma had just one first-half shot on target. Roma kept a fourth clean sheet in five matches, a club milestone.
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