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Italian media elect Paredes, El Shaarawy and Dybala as best performers in Brighton win

ROME, ITALY - MARCH 07: Zeki Celik of AS Roma passes the ball whilst under pressure from Simon Adingra of Brighton & Hove Albion during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between AS Roma and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stadio Olimpico on March 07, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Andy Mattioli

Last night’s impressive 4-0 victory over Brighton in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16 showed Roma at its peak under Daniele De Rossi.

The team’s performance was met with great enthusiasm among the fans and media.

Today’s newspapers in Italy gave very ratings to almost all members of the Giallorossi’s starting formation on Thursday night.

The prevalent vote for the best performers of the night went to Leandro Paredes, Stephan El Shaarawy and Paulo Dybala. All three players had significant goal contributions.

Moreover, the likes of Zeki Celik, Gianluca Mancini and Evan Ndicka were also praised for their defensive resilience in containing Brighton’s attack.

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