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Evan N'Dicka praised Roma's fighting spirit after the Giallorossi came back from behind to draw 3-3 at Napoli's Stadio Maradona. The Ivory Coast defender shared his reaction on Instagram following the match. Roma returned from the Maradona with a point that confirmed the side's ability to recover from difficulties and stay in the contest until the final minute, a trait coach Gian Piero Gasperini's team has shown in this match. N'Dicka was among the standout figures of the evening, and his post reflected the mood in the Roma camp. N'Dicka wrote: "Una notte folle a Napoli. Abbiamo continuato a crederci, a lottare e abbiamo mostrato il nostro carattere fino al fischio finale." In English: "A crazy night in Naples. We kept believing, kept fighting, and showed our character until the final whistle."

Argentina defender Leonardo Balerdi scored twice in Roma's clash at Napoli's Stadio Maradona on 24 October, and he earned warm praise from former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who watched the game on television. Balerdi was one of the standout performers of the night, alongside McTominay. Hummels posted a message on social media addressed to Balerdi, writing "Bravo Leo". The two had got to know each other during the 2019-20 season at Borussia Dortmund. Balerdi, who previously played for Marseille, has been one of the most eye-catching figures in the Roma side in Naples. In the closing minutes, Evan N'Dicka, who was also outstanding against Hojlund, shared his own reaction online. He said: "Una notte folle a Napoli. Abbiamo continuato a crederci, continuato a lottare e mostrato il nostro carattere fino al fischio finale."

Leonardo Balerdi scored a brace last night, becoming Roma's 12th different goalscorer of the season in just 11 matches across Serie A and the Champions League. In Europe, with the same number of games played, only Brighton, Brentford and Real Sociedad have scored more. Roma's attacking threat, which was missing throughout 2025, now looks almost limitless and allows them to turn around even awkward evenings like last night's. The article draws a comparison between Gian Piero Gasperini's football and the "Total Football" of Rinus Michels, the Dutch coach who built Ajax and the Netherlands side of Cruyff in the 1970s and 1980s. Against Sassuolo-style defensive walls, Gasperini's side includes defenders in the build-up and in attack. At the moment of Wesley's cross for Roma's 3-3 equaliser, only Castro was in the box alongside the two centre-backs, Ghilardi and Balerdi. Goals from Hermoso, Mancini and N'Dicka are regularly part of this approach. Balerdi said after the match: "It is the first time I have scored a brace. The coach is teaching me to get forward like Mancini and Hermoso do, he gives me this freedom to push on and get closer to the opposition goal." The article admits Roma played a first half below their standard, conceding space, quick counterattacks and showing widespread tiredness in midfield, where they usually win many duels. Yet the team showed courage, changes that lifted the level, and a coach in Gasperini who had been criticised only a little over a week earlier for substitutions compared to those of Mourinho, when Bernardo Silva, Endrick and Arda Guler were left out of the starting line-up. A comeback draw away at Napoli is now seen as a missed opportunity, the article argues, a sign of how Gasperini has changed the club's mentality and built total symbiosis with the environment and the fans.