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[article]Liverpool travel to the San Siro for the first leg of their Round of 16 tie. And ahead of the clash, a pair of Roma-affiliated figures have opened up on Salah’s time in Serie A, and more importantly, how he became such a deadly forward at Liverpool.
Firstly, Roma legend Francesco Totti spoke about Salah’s partnership with Edin Dzeko during their time in Rome. Dzeko now plays for Inter, and will be hoping to break Salah’s heart on Wednesday.
“They [Dzeko and Salah] were so strong together,” Totti told La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Football Italia). “An amazing attacking partnership.
“It’s no coincidence that Dzeko scored so many goals thanks to Salah’s assists becoming the Serie A’s Capocannoniere (top scorer) with 29 goals.”
Roma built a truly remarkable squad in the middle of the last decade when looking back in hindsight.
Aside from Totti, Salah and Dzeko, they could also call on the services of Alisson, Antonio Rudiger, Radja Nainggolan, Lucas Digne, Miralem Pjanic, Daniele De Rossi and Wojciech Szczesny around that time.
That impressive array of talent was put together by director of football Walter Sabatini.
Sabatini went on to explain he always knew Salah could become a serial goal plunderer. However, the emphasis on defensive work and rigid structure of Italian football prevented Salah from reaching his full potential at Roma.
“Salah has become a lethal goalscorer in Liverpool,” said Sabatini. “I am sure it will be amazing to see them play tomorrow.
“Signing two players like him and Dzeko made me love my job even more.
“I’ve always known that Salah could have scored many goals. Now he has the space to hurt. In Italy, he also had defensive duties, but he’s always had the characteristics to score consistently.”
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