Stefano Mauri delighted with derby win and dedicates it to the fans: Serie A news
Lazio midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603, on Sunday, October 16th, 2011.
Pablo Osvaldo’s early goal was cancelled out by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miroslav-Klose-c26049 scored in the last minute to hand the Biancocelesti the victory. Mauri has hailed his team’s performances and admitted that he is still enjoying the win.
The Italian admitted that his team struggled in the early minutes and despite creating lot of scoring opportunities, they were made to work hard to get the goal. He admitted that Simon Kjaer’s red card in the second half also helped his side to get back
in the game.
Mauri said, “I still have chills from the derby last night. It was a fantastic evening. We struggled, we were made to sweat, but we eventually brought home the victory.”
The 31-year-old is delighted to return to first-team action after missing several games through injury and made a substitute appearance against the Giallorossi. The former Brescia star made a 30 minute cameo appearance but he is delighted with the fan’s
contribution more than his own.
The Italian international dedicates the wins to the fans and believes that without their support nothing would have been possible.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank the supporters, especially those in the Curva Nord. They encouraged and charged us up for the entire game, even when we were losing and couldn’t equalise. We were able to give our fans an immense joy and we were
also finally able to take back this city…”
Biancazzurri manager, Edy Reja, tasted his first win in the Derby de Capitale after suffering four consecutive defeats against Roma. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 move to the 4th spot in the league table with the win and trail the league leaders, Juventus, by just one
point. On the other hand, Roma slumped to 12th position after the defeat.
Lazio will take on Bologna in their next league game at the Stadio Dall’Ara on Sunday, October 23, 2011.
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