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Here are three keys to beating AS Roma later tonight at the Olimpico. If you’re interested, we also collaborated with our SB Nation sister site, Chiesa di Totti, in podcast form: Breaking Gian Piero Gasperini’s high press Roma are very…

Writer Kiyan Sobhani outlines three tactical keys for Real Madrid to defeat Gian Piero Gasperini's unbeaten AS Roma side at the Stadio Olimpico. Sobhani highlights the necessity of breaking Roma's aggressive man-to-man high press, launching swift counter-attacks into open space, and limiting the creative influence of Paulo Dybala.
The analysis argues that Trent Alexander-Arnold's ball progression should be favored to escape pressure and feed attackers Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe. Additionally, Sobhani emphasizes that midfielders Aurelien Tchouameni and Marc Cucurella must remain disciplined to restrict Dybala's service to in-form forward Donyell Malen.
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