Roma have been hit by a few injuries early on, but their results have remained remarkably consistent and the absences have given coach Gian Piero Gasperini the chance to field more youth than usual. For the most part they answered the call, Corriere dello Sport notes.
Emanuele Lulli and Niccolò Pisilli, for example, produced a stat sheet against Cagliari in midweek and have been regulars so far. The former was a real revelation as he was fresh out of the youth academy. He was supposed to go on loan to Avellino, but because of that he stayed Yellow and red failed to sign another full-back in the summer. He has been seriously pushing Nahuel Molina for a few minutes now. The club quickly rewarded him with a new contract until 2021.
Instead, the midfielder has replaced Manu Kone and has already scored four times. Rodrigo Mora is still finding his footing after joining Roma in the summer, but he scored the key goal in such a game. The capital club has a lot with him, as his purchase could cost up to 50 million euros. Although Paulo Dybala is currently sidelined, Gasperini is slowly bringing him on.
Given some rotation and Kostantinos Koulierakis, Santiago Castro, Wesley and Matias Soulé being more experienced but not that old, Yellow and red Wednesday’s XI had an average of 25.8. Among the top Serie A teams, only Como boasts a younger squad.
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Injuries and a packed schedule create such opportunities; then, coaches and talent have to be ready to take them over, and not everyone does, but Gasperini is a master of player development, which isn’t always a straight line and sometimes requires hitting the brakes.
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