ROME - Gianluca Mancini has shown positive progress as a center-back at AS Roma. The hurricane of injuries on his team required him to focus more on that line.

Including the first leg of the last 16 between Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk. In the duel at the Stadio Olimpico, Friday (12/3) in the morning WIB, the former Atalanta player was side by side with Bryan Cristante and Marash Kumbulla in the latch I sector.

Mancini limped off in the first half. However, the person concerned can still be mentas for 90 minutes.

The footballer who will be 25 next month even scored a goal. His team, winning three goals without reply.

"I do feel pain, but fortunately it's not too bad," Mancini told Sky, quoted by Football Italia.

In this match, Lorenzo Pellegrini opened Roma's advantage in the 23rd minute. After receiving Pedro Rodriguez's breakthrough bait, the captain managed to beat the visitors' goalkeeper, Anatolii Trubin.

1-0 score lasted until the break. After halftime, La Magica doubled the lead.

There are two additional goals from the host camp. Each through Stephan El Shaarawy's gouge kick in the 73rd minute. And Gianluca Mancini's header, about four minutes later.

Personally, Mancini feels that he has grown more. Although he still has to study in various areas.

"I feel I have become a better defender in the last year. I am accumulating experience," he said.

At team level, he sees La Magica lacking trengginas in Serie A. When involved in the bigmatch, Lazio's city rivals almost always lose.

Unlike the conditions in Europe. Roma have collected seven wins in the last nine matches on the continent blue stage.