Football, Mancini: ‘Happy for Gasperini at Roma, Champions League is the goal’

Milan, 14 June (LaPresse) – ‘Gasperini? He's a great coach and has proven his worth over the years. Atalanta did something unique and now we're happy to have him with us.’ This is how Roma defender Gianluca Mancini commented to Sky Sport on the arrival of Gian Piero Gasperini at the helm of the Giallorossi club. "He was my first coach in Serie A, I will always be grateful to him because he taught me so much. I'm happy that he's with us now. You work with everyone, but with him even more so. His football is intense, it will be a tough training camp but we are ready,‘ he added. On next year's Champions League target: ’It has to be a goal, but not just talk, action. Coach Ranieri has done something unique and knowing that he is staying at the club gives us peace of mind. We hope that everything goes well," he concluded.