Italian central defender Gianluca Macini assured on Tuesday that Roma, who will face Dutch Feyenoord tomorrow in the Conference League final, are “fearless of anyone.”
“We studied Feyenoord and from midfield up they had quality. The finals were played between the two best teams. I can say 50-50 percent of the game. We knew what we had to do,” Mancini said in pre-match press conference.
“We will play with concentration, from the beginning of the season we believed that the minimum goal was the final. In other words, it was easy, everyone thought it was a joke cup, but after the loss to Bodo/Glimt (6- 1) we understood that we had to give the best of ourselves, ”Mancini added in reference to the debacle against the Norwegian team on the group stage.
“Then we face all the games to reach the final. We started this work in August, now we are one step away from something unique. Tomorrow we can play another 300 minutes, but we will give it all. You shouldn’t feel tired, we “It’s going to be the most important game of my career,” Mancini said.
Pellegrini stressed that “this has been a good year”
For his part, Lorenzo Pellegrini, captain of Rome, made a request: “I hope tomorrow will be one of the most beautiful days of my life. However, it has been a good year, we have all been prepared and sacrificed , It makes a real group. “
Pellegrini also admitted that “I never thought I would be able to go here and play such an important game for the club and for our fans. Joy and silence.”
Trauner was clear about the danger
Gernot Trauner, Feyenoord’s Austrian defender, stressed that one of Roma’s keys is their striker, Englishman Tammy Abraham.
“I’ve studied his game. He scored thirty goals, he’s strong physically and technically. We have to limit the space so he doesn’t play it. If we keep him away from the goal we can avoid receiving a goal, we show along the Marseille ”, Trauner said in reference to the semifinals against the French team.
The Austrian admitted that he feels he is living in the best moment of my career: “Very special for me, this is the first final in Europe, I didn’t expect to get there, but we did well throughout the season in all European games. “
“We have shown that we can beat strong rivals, Roma are a tough rival. They have very few goals, but they also have weaknesses … We will try to use them to score, we have a lot of quality and we always have the ability to score goals. eager to get off the pitch, “Trauner said.
Toornstra, a captain with no guaranteed ownership
For his part, Jens Toornstra, captain of Feyenoord, assured that “we have proven that we are strong. There is only one game left against an important rival. Roma are playing very well. We need to focus and have team spirit for win “
At 33, the Dutch midfielder admitted that “I’ve had injuries, maybe I’m not a starter, it’s a shame, but I’m enjoying this moment. If we won, I wouldn’t think about injuries.”
Source: La Verdad
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