These are the words of Roma coach Claudio Ranieri to the microphones of Sky Sport after the 1-0 victory against Verona.

“Champions League? It’s not easy, it’s one thing to say these guys are doing an extraordinary thing, it’s another to say we’re going to Champions.

“There is the dream, then there are the thoughts and then the’action. It is not a walk in the woods. We started the championship badly, but it has to finish possibly well”.

“There&#8217s a good group, that&#8217s why I don&#8217t stay. Then you have to give the new coach time to shape the team, with me it would be a lost year.

“We have a lot to do, right to step aside with a coach who knows what he wants”. On the possibility that Ancelotti might take his place, Ranieri says: “I don”t talk about the new coach anymore.

Here are the words of Ferrari’s team principal Frederic Vasseur and the two Maranello factory drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, who were fourth and seventh, respectively, at the end of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah circuit.

“We are three tenths off pole position, it is true, but in the race we have a good pace. Since the beginning of the season we have always gone better in the race than in qualifying, so tomorrow anything is possible. It is true that we struggle a bit’ in Turn 1 but on the rest of the track we are on the times of the others.”

“Hamilton is almost nine tenths off pole and I think that because he still does not have total confidence in the car, he struggles a little bit’on this track so limited by the barriers– continued Vasseur -But in Bahrain Lewis made a good comeback and we think it can happen again tomorrow”.

“The disappointment is high, because it was a track on which we had higher hopes – added Leclerc -. Today is confirmation that we lack potential, although I am happy because I found the right direction in qualifying. It is difficult, but I extracted the maximum in my lap, risking going to the wall two or three times.”

“It was a tricky qualifying as always – says Hamilton -. This weekend I was nowhere to be found, I couldn’t even grow that much from session to session, however, I am grateful to have entered Q3, given the level. The last lap was not spectacular, but improvements we are making.”

At the Stadio Olimpico, Roma narrowly beat Verona 1-0 in Saturday night’s match of the 33rd Serie A iornata and momentarily bypasses Lazio in sixth place, which is momentarily worth qualifying for the Conference League.

The Giallorossi took the lead after four minutes: Cristante fired for Soulé, who drew a dig to beat Montipò but Shomurodov anticipated Ghilardi and Coppola, who were trying to clear, and put in the goal. In the 15th minute, Montipò deflects a Soulé shot with his fists into a corner.

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In the 35th minute Tchatchiua crosses from the right for Mosquera, who hits a header but Celik clears with the back of his head. In the 36th minute Verona again: corner by Duda and Valentini’s header misses the target. In the recovery of the first half Saelemaekers cross from the left, Soulé misses it and Mancini puts away a header,

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On 52 minutes Mosquera from the edge with a right-footed shot, ball just out after a deflection by the Roma defense. On 54′ Koné escapes to the edge of the box, where it’s up to Baldanzi who turns but kicks poorly with his right. In the 73rd minute Soulé-Koné exchange on the right, ball in the middle for Dovbyk who grazes the post. No other chances, Roma wins.