"Danny Rohl's main quality so far as the Rangers support are concerned is that he is not Russell Martin. The latter's ghastly spell as the head coach lasted just 123 days in the early part of this season. Rohl, the new man at the helm, has shown promise albeit within a tiny sample size. The dugouts witnessed a generation game; Rohl is 36, his opposite number Gian Piero Gasperini 67."
"Amazingly, this marked only Roma's second European joust with Scottish opposition since Fairs Cup business with Hibernian in 1961. The previous one, against Dundee United 23 years later, became overshadowed (to put it mildly) by the bribing of a referee. Back then, Scottish clubs could compete with the best in Europe. This season has seen the co-efficient plunge to a level that will soon have huge ramifications. Roma took great pleasure in exposing a gulf."
"Another element was far more striking as the teams lined up. Rangers' glaring lack of height against the Italians looked ominous. This point was proven within 13 minutes as Bryan Cristante comfortably flicked on a corner at the near post. At the back, Matias Soule burst forward to knock Roma in front. A Roma team minus the injured Evan Ferguson"
Roma traveled to Glasgow and executed an efficient, low-fuss performance that exposed a clear gulf in quality between the teams. Rangers have now lost a club-record seven European games in a row and remain rooted to the bottom of their Europa League group. Rangers produced moments of resistance in the second half but the contest was already settled. Roma lamented not producing a more emphatic scoreline. The match underlined Scotland’s falling European standard, a plunge in coefficient with likely consequences. Managerial context included Danny Rohl replacing Russell Martin and a striking age contrast with Gian Piero Gasperini. A set-piece flick from Bryan Cristante allowed Matias Soule to score early.
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