Dario Canovi: "African football is growing strongly. Roma, has joined

Dario Canovi, one of the leading advocates of African football, shared his thoughts on the development of football on the continent. He did not feel wrong when emphasizing that Morocco will be a tough opponent for many big teams, similar to Egypt. He also gave the example of Cape Verde, a small island that has caused difficulties for Argentina in recent matches. According to Canovi, African football is no longer a surprise and his biggest disappointment today is Asian football, which lacks natural talent like Africa.

Regarding the transfer market, Canovi predicts that there will be an announcement to extend Paulo Dybala's contract with Roma next week. "This is an important move for Roma. I believe that Dybala is a player of very high quality. However, I also expect Roma to have new contracts, otherwise, Gasperini may have a bad reaction," he commented.

Meanwhile, he did not hesitate to criticize Claudio Lotito, president of Lazio, saying he should resign. "There is a strong protest movement against him, and the decline in TV subscriptions is a clear sign. A somewhat sensitive president should sell the club, because the fans can't take it anymore. Before it was just the fans in the region, but now it's the whole environment, even the President of the Lazio region no longer supports him," Canovi said.

When asked about the transfer situation, he also pointed out that Inter lost Palestra after pursuing him for a long time, due to Chelsea making a better offer. "When there's an English team involved, you don't have many chances. But Inter also had some hesitation in the early stages, otherwise they would have completed this deal," he emphasized. Finally, Canovi affirmed that Italian football is currently in an unfavorable position.

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