D'Amico on Endrick: January is far away, we will do our best to give the coach resources

Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico spoke to journalists before the club's Champions League League Phase third matchday game against Slovan Bratislava at the Stadio Olimpico, saying the squad is good enough to compete. On Endrick, he said January is a long way off and that the club is focused on itself for now. D'Amico was asked how the team had experienced the seven minutes against Real Madrid that Roma endured in their previous Champions League match. He said: "7 minuti particolari, senza respirare" – seven particular minutes, without breathing – but added that football is like this and the Champions League is a difficult competition. He pointed to the 80 spectacular minutes the team had played, adding that in all matches the club analyses every aspect and that in that game the negative aspect was the points. "Abbiamo vissuto una grande serata" – we had a great evening. Roma have already restarted their league campaign, with a win over Genoa featuring many young players. D'Amico described it as a nice evening and said the club was curious too. He praised head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, saying he is a master on this matter regardless of the players' age, and that if he has valid players at his disposal he always gets the maximum. The Genoa game came three days after the Real Madrid match, and D'Amico said the young players had been good and the club was truly happy. "Sappiamo che possiamo contare su una discreta rosa" – we know we can count on a decent squad. Asked whether Roma would try again for Endrick, D'Amico said: "Gennaio è molto lontano" – January is very far away. "Ora ci concentriamo su noi stessi, poi a gennaio metteremo il nostro massimo per mettere a disposizione del mister delle risorse" – now we are concentrating on ourselves, then in January we will do our utmost to make resources available to the coach.

Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico has spoken to Sky Sport ahead of the club's third European match of the season against Slovan at the Stadio Olimpico, the first of the campaign that the side are chasing a win in. D'Amico addressed the seven minutes that changed the Real Madrid Champions League game, the club's recent Serie A win over Genoa and the future of Endrick. Asked how he had experienced the closing seven minutes against Real Madrid, D'Amico said: "Those were 7 particular minutes, without breathing. But football is this, and the Champions League is a difficult competition. The 80 spectacular minutes the team played remain in the mind and in the eyes." He added that the club analyse every aspect, positive and negative, whether they win or lose. "Against Real Madrid the negative side was the points, but we had a great evening and there are big positive aspects to the team." Roma responded to the Genoa match with several young players on the pitch, and D'Amico was asked whether that signals continuity for the future. He said: "It was a good evening, we were curious too. Beyond the identity card, the coach is a master in this. If he has valid players available, he always gets the maximum. We are happy, it was not a simple match against Genoa, especially because it came three days after the negative final outcome against Real. The lads were good and we were really happy. We know we can count on a decent squad." On whether Roma will try again for Endrick in January, D'Amico replied: "January is a long way off, now we concentrate on ourselves and on our young players. For what we could do in January, we will put in our maximum, so that we can give the coach resources and the group, given the many matches we will face."

Torino full-back Alessio Cacciamani has spoken about Roma's interest in him, saying his own wish has always been to stay with the Granata. Roma had targeted the 2007-born defender, but Torino president Cairo had put up a wall and refused to sell. Speaking to Sky Sport, Cacciamani said: "It was the first time I had found myself in a situation like this, these are new things that I have to learn to handle. My idea and my will has always been to stay at Torino, I am attached to the Granata, I grew up here, there is only Torino for me. I don't know if I'm worth 25 million. There is a lot of work to do, market value is a relative thing. I don't set limits for myself, but I have to improve a lot." The 25 million figure is the valuation attached to the player in the reports of Roma's interest. Cacciamani is becoming an important figure in Serie A for Torino, and his comments show a player who is trying to keep his feet on the ground while the links with a bigger club continue.