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ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 27: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2025\/26 League Phase MD5 match between AS Roma and FC Midtjylland at Stadio Olimpico on November 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Gian Piero Gasperini was the first to admit that Roma did not play to the best of their ability despite picking up a 2-1 win over Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday evening, and has implored his players to do better when they come up against reigning Serie A champions, Napoli, in the league on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roma moved up to 13th place in the Europa League table after a 2-1 win over Midtjylland<\/a> at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday evening: Neil El-Aynaoui opening the scoring after seven minutes, Stephan El Shaarawy adding another seven minutes before time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gasperini: \u2018Roma missed an opportunity to play a better game against Midtjylland\u2019\"ROME,ROME, ITALY \u2013 NOVEMBER 27: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2025\/26 League Phase MD5 match between AS Roma and FC Midtjylland at Stadio Olimpico on November 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that this was Roma\u2019s first home victory in the Europa League this season, and that Midtjylland had a 100% win record before kick-off, Gasperini was not best pleased with his side\u2019s showing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe missed an opportunity to play a better game. We conceded a lot of chances. We need to recover our energy and play a different sort of game on Sunday,\u201d he said during his post-match press conference.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gasperini also provided a brief update on Manu Kone, who was forced off injured during the first-half: \u201cLet\u2019s wait and see. He\u2019s got a bad bruise, it doesn\u2019t seem serious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Among those who were criticised for their performances on Thursday night was Wesley, despite his otherwise encouraging displays for the Giallorossi so far this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWesley made too many mistakes, which is a shame because he\u2019s got a great engine,\u201d Gasperini said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ROME,ROME, ITALY \u2013 NOVEMBER 27: Wesley Franca of AS Roma competes for the ball with Kevin Mbabu of FC Midtjylland during the UEFA Europa League 2025\/26 League Phase MD5 match between AS Roma and FC Midtjylland at Stadio Olimpico on November 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mistakes don\u2019t necessarily reflect on him, though. We had tough opponents on the wings. We were missing something from a technical point of view. We didn\u2019t develop play in the best way. There was some growth, then it slowed down a bit. We have to do well on Sunday now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGhilardi did well. He had a great game. He might have lost a couple of balls too many but we could have done better in lots of different ways.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up next for Roma, who sit at the top of the Serie A standings, is a tough test against the reigning champions, Napoli.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re eagerly anticipating the game against Napoli, it\u2019s fair enough that we think about that. However, to prepare well, you also have to play well,\u201d Gasperini said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NAPLES,NAPLES, ITALY \u2013 NOVEMBER 24: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli battles for possession with Bryan Cristante of AS Roma during the Serie A match between Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 24, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe broke the deadlock early, then we relaxed and then conceded at the end. You have to play every game until the end, you can\u2019t be looking forward to getting in the shower afterwards.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

And what does he expect to see when Roma host Napoli on Sunday?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teams know each other well. Napoli\u2019s strength is their squad, they have a great team, they\u2019re champions of Italy. We know that we have to play to the best of our ability. We\u2019ll play against one of the strongest teams in Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike we did against Inter and Milan, we have to get a better result. We measure ourselves against the strongest teams, let\u2019s see where we are.\u201d <\/p>\n


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