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Former captain Pellegrini recalled and nets winner
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Incoming storms see Ligue 1’s Le Classique called off
Stripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration without a renewal proposal. After zero minutes played in the opening three matches, nothing seemed to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini’s way. Until the Rome derby. The Roman-born midfielder cast aside all the issues surrounding him and scored the decisive goal for Roma in a 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.
“Aside from all the reasoning and words, there is one constant, which is that I love Roma,” said Pellegrini, who joined the club aged nine. “As long as I wear this shirt, there won’t be a moment where I will hold back. Life is unpredictable, you don’t know what could happen next. I seemed on the verge of leaving and then got hurt. But today I started and scored to win the derby.”
This story will be updated.
Continue reading…Former captain Pellegrini recalled and nets winnerIncoming storms see Ligue 1’s Le Classique called offStripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration without a renewal proposal. After zero minutes played in the opening three matches, nothing seemed to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini’s way. Until the Rome derby. The Roman-born midfielder cast aside all the issues surrounding him and scored the decisive goal for Roma in a 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.“Aside from all the reasoning and words, there is one constant, which is that I love Roma,” said Pellegrini, who joined the club aged nine. “As long as I wear this shirt, there won’t be a moment where I will hold back. Life is unpredictable, you don’t know what could happen next. I seemed on the verge of leaving and then got hurt. But today I started and scored to win the derby.”This story will be updated. Continue reading…
