Roma’s sporting director Florent Guisolfi was interviewed. Corrie dello Sports He objected to the treatment Roma received from Serie A officials.
“This season Roma have had seven refereeing errors that were acknowledged by major national newspapers and TV broadcasts. Despite this, the club has always avoided controversy and even avoided providing a team alibi at certain technical moments.”
“Seven mistakes in 13 matchdays is too many points lost. Another problem is that in all 7 cases, the referee did not check the video. “Had the episode been reviewed by VAR, the end result would almost certainly have been different.”
“Roma wanted to express their disappointment only once, after the match in Monza, when the damage was very evident and Monza heightened tensions by criticizing the choices of the Roma referee.”
“We no longer accept these types of errors and ask for respect from referees and institutions, especially in a historical period when every oversight can be “corrected” by technology.”
“We want to play the football of our time, not of absolute subjectivity. We believe the protocols should be updated and made unattackable.”
“I would also like to emphasize that Roma has always cooperated with the AIA and referee designator Rocchi, even in the general meetings held every year. “We have tried to listen to their reasons, even if we disagree with some of their public positions, and we have never been censored by the same body.”
“I arrived a few months ago and my knowledge of American business has been refreshed. We don’t want it to be fun to have someone nice, smart, and often silent who only cares about ourselves… walking around us.
“We believe that the club must always be at the forefront, protecting the image of the club and its members by protecting the interests of the fans who fill the Olimpico. Officiating errors and malfunctions of this magnitude risk jeopardizing the entire season and causing significant economic damage.”
“There is a very good chance that Italy will finish in the top five in the Champions League again this season and, taking into account the team’s mistakes, a different treatment would have had less of an impact on the standings.”
“Let me give you an example that Roma fans have never forgotten. What would have happened to Roma and the club’s coffers if referee Taylor had awarded a clear penalty for Fernando’s handball? That mistake changed our history and our present.”
“If the match had taken place in Budapest yesterday, the owners’ reaction would have been very different, because over time there has matured the realization that silence, restraint and elegance do not always pay off.”
“Without that mistake, Roma would probably have won another European title, the first ever Europa League, reached the final of the European Super Cup and, above all, returned to the Champions League. “There is undoubtedly a higher economic return than guaranteed in the 23/24 Europa League.”
“Friedkins is not afraid of dissenting opinions and knows how to take responsibility. Of course they didn’t appreciate it… The intention is to improve the team already in January. The constraints of the settlement agreement are no longer so disadvantageous. “I think I already understood it in the summer,” he said.
“People don’t realize how much passion Friedkins has for Rome. Their participation is incredible. I hear from them every day. “They want to know everything in detail.”
“They stayed for a long time and invested their resources, time and themselves to get the most benefit. The new stadium is not a hypothetical, but a concrete and exciting project. Now they demand the fair treatment and attention everyone deserves, with no one excluded.”
“The reality is that Roma are asking only for fairness, unity, justice and more VAR.”
