Roma coach Daniele de Rossi was pleased with victory on debut against Hellas Verona.

Roma won 2-1 via goals from Romelu Lukaku and Lorenzo Pellegrini.

"It was pleasing. When I came to watch games here, even just walking around the city, I always felt the affection of the fans," De Rossi told DAZN afterwards.

“This is a different role, so while I felt very emotional, there was also a lot of pressure, as I have a job to do. I heard the fans calling me during the game and I could not be happier.

“I really liked the first half, but if you do the same moves without the right pace, without moving the ball quickly and without remembering why you are doing it, then you are going to struggle.

“I believe you should control the ball and therefore dominate the game, it is one of the first things we worked on. However, if we do it quickly to get away from the opposition press, then it has meaning. However, if we keep possession slowly, then we don't put the game to bed, we put ourselves to bed and fall asleep.

“We become too predictable, the opponents are well-prepared and know how to get through those situations if we don't move the ball quickly."