Mile Svilar has dismissed suggestions that Roma are ready to challenge for the Scudetto and categorically denied holding talks with Juventus ahead of tomorrow's match against Inter. Speaking to Corriere della Sera, the goalkeeper said: "Here two good matches are enough to be praised and one defeat for drama. We must stay balanced. We'll understand more later if we're truly title contenders." He added: "It's early to talk about this at September."
Developing Gasperini's influence in his second season, Svilar said Roma are playing with greater dominance than last year. "We're better, also for how we play. We're more dominant, more of a team. In the second year with Gasperini his ideas become automatic," he explained. On facing Inter, he called it "a great match we can't wait to play. We measure ourselves against the strongest team in the league."
Svilar has amassed 54 clean sheets in 138 appearances, which he attributed to collective defence rather than individual achievement: "A shut-out is teamwork. If I win 2–1 with two decisive saves, I'm happier than with a clean sheet." He praised his one-on-one timing, crediting his father Ratko with transmitting "speed, drive and work ethic," and recalled his father's advice: "If you want to get there, you have to give up something." On Juventus's reported €40 million offer, Svilar was emphatic: "I never had even a conversation. I'm not someone who signs a renewal and then denies the choice."
Asked about his biggest attacking challenges, Svilar named Lautaro and Thuram as the toughest opponents, and cited Iker Casillas—two of whose shirts and a pair of gloves he owns—as his goalkeeper idol. He also acknowledged Daniele De Rossi's transformative impact on his Roma career: "He changed my life. Perhaps without him I wouldn't be at Roma today."
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Mile Svilar has firmly denied holding any talks with Juventus and dismissed speculation linking him with a €40 million move to the Serie A rivals. The Roma goalkeeper was emphatic in his denial, telling outlets: "I haven't even had a conversation about this. I'm not someone who signs a renewal and then denies the choice." His comments come ahead of Roma's fixture against Inter, which he described as a significant test against the strongest team in the championship.
On the question of whether Roma's recent form signals the beginning of a title challenge, Svilar urged caution. Speaking to Corriere della Sera, he said: "Here two good matches are enough to be praised and one defeat for drama. We must stay balanced," adding that it is too early in September to seriously discuss Scudetto ambitions. He acknowledged that Roma have shown improvement under Gasperini, playing with greater dominance than last season. "We're better, also for how we play. We're more dominant, more of a team. In the second year with Gasperini his ideas become automatic," he explained. Svilar also paid tribute to former manager Daniele De Rossi, saying: "He changed my life. Perhaps without him I wouldn't be at Roma today." The goalkeeper singled out Inter's Lautaro and Thuram as the toughest attacking opponents he will face in the upcoming clash.
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“Mile Svilar, in vista del big match Roma‑Inter di domani 19 settembre, ha rilasciato un’intervista al Corriere della Sera, parlando non solo della partita ma anche del recente interesse della Juventus. Di seguito le sue dichiarazioni.
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