“This is a starting point for us.”

Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante spoke to DAZN after Juventus 0-0 Roma.

The Italian player discussed the team’s performance, addressed Pisilli’s unexpected start and clarified the rumored spat with De Rossi.

“This is a good starting point for us,” said the midfielder. “We wanted to find compactness. It’s not easy to score a 0-0 here, we played a good match. Let’s start again from here after the break.”

“This past week there had been a lot of talk about nothing, with many invented things. This performance serves to silence a lot rumors and calm the environment.”

“With De Rossi there is a long-lasting relationship, I also had it in the national team as well,” said Cristante.

“De Rossi is a coach-player. The stuff that was said about us was made up. We know that when things aren’t going well there are these rumors. The important thing is to put in these performances to reassure everyone and calm the environment.”

“Pisilli? A golden boy, he always trains hard and nothing is given for free. Game after game he will improve, I wish him good luck.”