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AS Roma had a great season under Eusebio Di Francesco, finishing third in the Serie A and making an incredible run in the UEFA Champions League that saw the team reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

One of their highlights of the last season was making an amazing comeback to defeat Messi's Blaugrana to advance to the last four of the Champions League. That tie showed a lot about the character of the Roma team and that's exactly why the 31-year-old is a perfect fit for them.

Francesco's Giallorossi team lines up in the offensive 4-3-3 formation. Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko leads the attack with the likes of Stephan El Shaarawy, Diego Perotti, Patrick Schick and Cengiz Under playing as wingers. It is the latter two who plays on the right flank, which could be taken over by Messi.

The player from Rosario operating on the right wing with a target man like Dzeko waiting to convert all the chances coming in his way is a great prospect and could form a deadly duo if it does happen.

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Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.

Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.

He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.

When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.

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