Radio pundits were largely united in their verdict on Roma's recent draw with Napoli, with several praising head coach Gian Piero Gasperini and debating the referees' decisions. Speaking to Tele Radio Stereo, Corsi said: "A team that goes behind and, after giving everything, starts again, goes behind once more and equalises... there you need conviction, mental and physical strength. Gasperini has given this motivation that the Roma players haven't had for years. Right now Italy doesn't have the money to buy the great players, and the important thing is identity. And Roma now have an identity, and Gasperini is Roma right now."
Pes, also on Tele Radio Stereo, was less convinced by Wesley's performance. He said: "At Napoli, Wesley did not convince me fully... very much in the shadows, perhaps one of the worst performances in giallorosso. Now we'll see if he plays tomorrow, because Gasp could change the line-up there."
Piero Torri, speaking to Manà Manà Sport, said: "Perhaps it was the best Napoli of the season, but Roma did not steal anything. I am convinced that if Roma had gone ahead it would have ended up very close. Napoli at one point you crushed them with a defence set up, imagine if they had to open up to recover the result."
Daniele Lo Monaco of Radio Romanista focused on the refereeing and on Wesley. He said Wesley was probably told to mark Politano on his right side, but "marking him on the right does not mean 'step aside', because on the cross he really did step aside. A real defender does not do that, and Wesley now and then has a lapse." He argued there was a difference in treatment between Malen's red card and the non-sending-off of Rafa Marin for the foul on Wesley, adding that the error was made on Malen because neither his nor Rafa Marin's challenge was a red card. He added: "If I don't want to be the protagonist as a referee, I give the yellow, then if it's a red the VAR tells me."
Mattioli, on Radio Radio, said the match was very beautiful and contested despite the errors that are part of football. He said: "I didn't like Beukema's attitude, third-category, at a very delicate moment of the match. I would not underestimate Napoli; I have seen important players return to the level of their fame, and they can resume the path worthy of their strength."
Pruzzo, also on Radio Radio, was harsher on Beukema: "He threw himself to the ground, he made a terrible impression, if he had stayed on his feet perhaps he would not have let his side concede a goal." He said he agreed with almost nothing about the game: "It was a festival of errors. Napoli threw away two points with a conduct of the match I struggle to understand. Roma struggled a lot but managed to get through it, and in the end it is an acceptable draw."
Nando Orsi, on Radio Radio, defended the entertainment value of a 3-3 scoreline, saying: "Why do games that finish 3-3 have to be ugly? I don't understand... Thank goodness there are no more 0-0s. Were there errors? But what error is there in Anguissa's goal?"
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Roma came back from behind twice to draw 3-3 at Napoli's Maradona stadium, with Balerdi scoring a brace. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini felt his side had dropped two points. He admitted Napoli were superior for the first half-hour, when Roma struggled to get out of their own half, but said his team recovered to level before half-time and played well after the break. TeleRadioStereo and Retesport both quote him saying McTominay's goal to make it 3-2 could have destroyed Roma, and he singled out Soulé and Ndicka for extraordinary performances.
Radio pundits were largely positive about the coach. Corsi, on Tele Radio Stereo, said "Gasperini is Roma right now" and credited him with a motivation the players had lacked for years. Piero Torri, on Manà Manà Sport, insisted Roma stole nothing and said Napoli may have been at their best of the season. Pruzzo, on Radio Radio, called it "a festival of errors" but an acceptable draw, and was harsh on Beukema's conduct, which Mattioli also criticised. Nando Orsi, also on Radio Radio, defended the entertainment value of a 3-3 scoreline.
Wesley drew the sharpest criticism. Pes, on Tele Radio Stereo, said he was "very much in the shadows" and perhaps one of his worst performances in giallorosso. Daniele Lo Monaco of Radio Romanista said Wesley stepped aside on Politano's cross and argued Malen's red card was inconsistent with Rafa Marin's non-sending-off. Retesport adds that Gasperini compared this side with the Atalanta team of the past and joked that he hoped Allegri's end-of-match anger was not directed at him.
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