What did Ranieri say about Shomurodov, who scored the winning goal?

After leading Cagliari to promotion last year with Eldor Shomurodov, Claudio Ranieri retired. However, unable to digest the difficult situation of his beloved team Roma, the 73-year-old specialist returned to his head coaching career https://sports.uz/news/view/raneri-galaba-golini-urgan-shomurodov-haqida-nimalar-dedi-07-03-2025.

Ranieri managed to turn Roma into a strong team in a short time. The experienced specialist is also using players that previous coaches did not trust. “Wolves” are becoming an invincible team under his leadership.

“Roma” has not lost a single match in 2025. As a result, the capital team is fighting for the top places in Serie A. On an international scale, they are claiming the main prize of the Europa League.

In the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, the Romans defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1. In a fierce and uncompromising match, goals from Angelino and Eldor Shomurodov brought the Romans an important victory.

After the match, Claudio Ranieri expressed his thoughts and also assessed the performance of the hero of the match Eldor Shomurodov.

- The main idea is to have more options before the match on how to conduct it. You need to take into account the positive and negative development of events, and be ready to help the guys on the field.

It was a very difficult match. The return match will be the same. We know the strength of the opponent well. At the same time, we do not forget what we are capable of. We will fight for every goal until the end. Before the return match, both teams have equal chances.

I think the most important thing for a head coach is to instill confidence in his players. Everyone makes mistakes, both the coach and the players. As a result, the players lose confidence in themselves. This does not lead to anything good. My players need to overcome their shortcomings, play calmly and help the team. I show them ways to overcome mistakes, and together we look for solutions to problems.

We will continue to follow this path. You can win or lose. But the team must fight to the end in any case. That is my philosophy. A person must believe that what he is doing will give positive results and do his best. Then the result will come.

You cannot say anything in advance. If Eldor Shomurodov had played from the first minutes in the match against Athletic, he probably wouldn't have scored at all. Maybe he would have scored all the goals. Who could have predicted that it would happen?

With patience, you can achieve anything.

When Eldor Shomurodov scored, everyone looked for offside. But we knew from the bench that it wasn't the case, - said Claudio Ranieri.

It should be noted that Roma has a good chance to advance to the next round after this victory. Now Athletic will host the return match, scheduled for March 13. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”