De Rossi joy at beating mentor Spalletti: ‘Genoa showed heart and spirit’
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Daniele De Rossi admits it ‘means a lot’ for him to beat mentor Luciano Spalletti, as Genoa swept Juventus aside 2-0. ‘The team showed heart and spirit.’
The two coaches took the unusual step of having their pre-match interview together on live television, confirming the strong rapport they had when De Rossi was Luciano Spalletti’s player at Roma.
Now the student has become the master, beating his mentor 2-0 with goals from Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi in the first half. De Rossi told DAZN Italia.
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