ICC 2018: AS Roma 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 talking points 

#4 Pastore may need time to settle

Pastore was fair to middling in his unofficial debut

Javier Pastore grew increasingly out of favour at PSG and joined AS Roma for €24.7 million last month. This was his first appearance in the Giallorossi colours and cut a mixed bag. An attacking midfielder by trade, the Argentinian spent most of his time on the field in his own half, and was also directly responsible for the first goal by Spurs.

He lost his footing when Moura laid off for Amos on the right, and it allowed the youngster to surge into the area and send in an impeccable cross for Llorente to equalise. This was the perfect anti-climax to his heroics at the other end of the field during the opening exchanges when he found Schick with an expert backheel for his first meaningful contribution (and also his last) on his AS Roma debut.

Pastore was taken off at the hour mark, and till then, produced some fairly good freekick deliveries which might suggest he would be taking over the set-piece duties during the competitive games. With time, he might find his footing. The signs are there.