Roma owner attacks criticizes Coach, sporting director for recent difficulties
Talking about Roma’s difficulties, the American mogul said that last summer’s squad building wasn’t quite up to par, a shot across the bow of Walter Sabatini, who resigned from his job a few months ago.
“This is owed to injuries, but also to our mistakes in the summer transfer window,” he told Sirius XM FC (via our Italian page), “we gave away young players on loan who could have been useful in giving the starters a rest”.
He also claims that Mohamed Salah should have been started earlier against Napoli, Roma losing 2-1 to their rivals for second place at the Olimpico on Sunday.
“Before the Napoli game, I didn’t have a good feeling about our starters.
“We threw on Salah 35 minutes from the end, we created many chances with him and hit the post twice.
“He made the game a contest again, maybe he could have been used earlier, or even started.
“I think Luciano [Spalletti] admitted this after the game.
“We could have done better against Napoli”.
Pallotta also had a parting shot for Rome mayor Virginia Raggi on the stadium situation...
“I’m not at all satisfied with our deal, I say this honestly. [The new stadium] could help Roma become a Top 10 earner in European football”.