Was it more difficult to make it to the first team in the past, right? “It always depended on the character, on the coach who believed in the youth. Now we do not allow young players to debut so quickly, it is more often that we send them around and then we buy them back spending a lot of money. Generally, few young Italians venture out; abroad they have a different mindset. We were somewhat thrown into the ‘long live the parish priest’, we were somewhat left to ourselves. “You should have tried to solve your problems on your own, in my opinion, the young person needs to be guided in all aspects,” they said.

What was it like making your debut?

“I found out in the locker room that I was going to play, there had been talk but Liedholm didn’t tell me anything.” With reckless abandon, you step onto the field and play, but as a professional, the situation changes: there’s the audience, there’re the journalists. If the young ones are not supported, they risk losing their way, as happened to me. In my Springtime, there were Di Bartolomei and Rocca, even though the latter was already playing for the first team… “However, how many have made it to the first team? Very few.”

He also coached at Roma, with players like Galloppa. “He was one of those kids who wanted to make it, he worked hard and always did his duty. He was one of those who wanted to make it and then he did, while many others with more quality than him got lost along the way because they didn’t have the same mindset. Landolina was an exceptional player but didn’t make it because he was indolent and lacked drive, despite having immense talent. The ’88 group played from memory, but none of them ever made their debut.”

How was the experience in Como? “We were in Serie B, I played in Como. It was a somewhat unlucky year; I was hit with groin pain and didn’t play a great deal. I made contributions, but the expectations were higher both from others and from myself. What is expected from Roma-Como? “Since this company took over, Como has been doing well, they have the ability to spend and they always seek the best. Their growth is evident, they obviously see something promising there at a business level. We must be very cautious; in my opinion, there are no easy or hard matches. If Roma plays as they have in recent games, with that intensity, determination, and each player’s individual improvement. Sorry, but there’s no text to translate. Please provide the text. Previously, the players weren’t these; it used to be the brothers playing: before, they didn’t deliver up to what they were capable of. In my opinion, Roma has an excellent squad, and now they’re proving to be real players. Roma must maintain the right concentration, making it clear from the start that they won’t be returning home with any points. Dybala and Angelino are the current eye-catchers, stealing the show at present. “Yet, I kept hearing about Angelino, ‘who sent him’. Now he has found his right place, he feels hailed and has become the player that, perhaps, the one who picked him up has seen.” “He’s a good player; if he were put on Inter right now, he would perform much better than Dimarco. He’s undoubtedly at his level. We all knew Dybala; perhaps he wasn’t delivering because the team wasn’t, but it is not up for debate.” Your instruction doesn’t specify any text to translate. Please provide the text you need to translate.