There is Dia, Getty Images September 26, 2024, 09:19

The day before, Roman Lazio beat Dynamo Kyiv in an away match as part of the first round of the UEFA Europa League.

Dynamo Kyiv — Lazio 0:3 Video of goals and overview of the Europa League match

After the end of the game, the forward of the “Eagles” Bulaye Dia evaluated the performance of his own team.

“It’s important to win away from home. We scored three goals in the first half and then controlled the game. It was important because after scoring a goal, the opponent could open the scoring again.

Where is Bashir? He knows how to do things right and I enjoy playing with him. I’m here to do my job the best I can, and if I score goals to help the team, I’m happy.

Did I expect such a start for Lazio? Yes, because I worked a lot, last season was difficult for me, I try to do my job in the best way to help win and score goals.

We wanted to win this away game because we lost in Florence last weekend. Now it’s important to turn the page because we play every three days and we don’t have time to think too much about the results. We scored three goals at once – it’s good that we managed to do it.

Have I found my home in Lazio? First, let’s play football, and then we’ll look for a house.

The best role for me on the field? Both positions in the attack — either on the edge or behind Castellanos, it doesn’t matter. When I have a player on the flank it’s the same for me, I think I’m a trequartista because I get along well with the striker up front. Is it more difficult to score goals from this position? Yes, there is a bit, but it’s not a problem because I do it anyway.

The best moment of the game for me was my pass to Pedro. I had to make a quick choice, the pass had to be correct, it was all purely instinctive, it’s a pity that the ball flew into the bar.

I did my duty today: I am a striker and my job is to score goals. When I can’t score, I have to create space and pass opportunities. This is our job in football.

I expected a strong start in our performance. Especially because we were playing away from home and wanted to take control of the game right away. We scored an early goal and then controlled the game.

The main objective was to start the game well and we did that today. Now we have to immediately concentrate on Sunday’s game and the next European Cup match against Nice. We must be ready.

We created a lot of scoring chances and played well, both in attack and defense, and in every position. It was a good team performance.

But there is always something to work on: we missed too many shots, we could have scored more and kept more calm in some phases of the game,” said the Senegalese performer.

In the next round, the Roman Lazio will host the French Nice.