Sulai: Dybala is my big brother and friend. I am very glad that I can experience Messi s era

In the fourth round of Serie A this weekend, Roma will play derby rival Lazio. Before the game, Roma player Sulai was interviewed by Dazn.

What do you think of the Roman Derby? The derby week was special and unusual, but we had to keep calm in this game. If we can put in 100% of our efforts in every other game, we have to put in 200% of our efforts in this Roman derby. Tension is inevitable, but I believe that all tension will disappear after the game begins.

In the second half of last season, you grew up to be a main player in Rome under the coach of Ranieri

I want to thank Ranieri for giving me the trust I have always longed for and the opportunity to play continuously. The first few months of last season were not easy, but Ranieri brought us calmness after taking office and told us to just play football simply. That's the most important advice I got from him: When you have difficulties, go back to the simple way of playing, from where you can start to do great things again.

What do you think of Rome's new coach Gasperini?

His offensive tactics impressed me. He asked us to pass the ball forward and never turn our backs to our opponents, but to face them. He gave us a lot of freedom, which allowed us to play better, especially for players like me who like to possess the ball and create threats.

How is your relationship with Dybala?

Every day I can learn a lot from him, and he is my role model. In some ways he is hard to surpass, his game vision and ball possession, he never makes mistakes, and he is a champion player in terms of technology. He has helped me a lot in all aspects. As time goes by, our friendship continues to deepen, and we spend more and more time together. When we were on the court, he was like a big brother, teaching me leadership; and after returning home, he became my best friend.

What do you think of Messi?

When I saw him warm up in the last home World Cup qualifiers for the Argentina national team, the moment he cried deeply touched me. You will realize that an era is coming to an end and Messi is already so great. I've been watching every game of him since I can remember it. So you will ask yourself whether you can see aliens like Messi again in the future, and a great era is about to end. I am glad that I was born in this era and was able to experience all this personally.

You transferred from Juventus to Rome, the process was difficult at that time. The transfer process was a bit complicated, and there were a lot of uncertainty at that time. Juventus wants me to leave, but he doesn't want me to stay in Italian football. But after a few discussions, I said to them, "If you want me to leave, at least give me the right to choose where to go." I wanted to join Rome at all costs, and I talked to the then Rome coach De Rossi, who made me feel at ease and convinced me to join.