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Stripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration without a renewal proposal. After zero minutes played in the opening three matches, nothing seemed to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini?s way. Until the Rome derby. The Roman-born midfielder cast aside all the issues surrounding him and scored the decisive goal for Roma in a 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.
?Aside from all the reasoning and words, there is one constant, which is that I love Roma,? said Pellegrini, who joined the club aged nine. ?As long as I wear this shirt, there won?t be a moment where I will hold back. Life is unpredictable, you don?t know what could happen next. I seemed on the verge of leaving and then got hurt. But today I started and scored to win the derby.?
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