De Rossi: "Let's stay positive and stop nagging Gattuso"

After the home defeat to Udinese De Rossi said the team were proud of the performance and know they are on the right track, but there is also a touch of frustration because they wanted to cap off the work they have done. A win today would have almost saved them.

He said they tried to bring a winning mentality and that a draw wouldn't have been too bad because he didn't want to go into the break with a defeat, which is what happened. Udinese are a strong side with quality; Genoa have conceded very little in recent matches, including today.

They lacked that spark and a bit of luck. On VAR he said the call sometimes takes away some peace of mind. There was a previous incident with this referee, in Bologna, and the lads were wary; he was more level-headed because he wasn't on the bench yet. We didn't lose because of VAR because by now we're used to playing with calls and non-calls.

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