Daniel De Rossicoach of Romesurrendered this Wednesday to the Spaniards Xabi Alonsocoach of Bayer Leverkusen, which he considers “one of the best in the world.” Roma and Bayer Leverkusen will meet this Thursday at the Olympic Stadium in the Italian capital to resolve the first leg of the semi-finals of the European League. A rivalry between two coaches who are former midfielders and are chasing the dream of a European final from the bench.
“They are undefeated because they are obviously better than the teams they have faced. There are teams that have played decent and very good games but didn’t win in the end. I leave luck to those who go to the casino. They have a something big and they achieved what they achieved because they play great football and they have one of the best coaches in the world,” he said at a press conference.
“Everyone should be scared about Leverkusen,” he added. “They had more time with Alonso than Roma with De Rossi, but one thing that many have to respect is that they did not lose even though they were behind several times. They are a team that has achieved awareness and great tenacity in effort to achieve the result, even if it seems irreversible,” he highlighted.
The coach, however, made it clear that his team also has this quality: “We are also mentally strong. This is a team that cares and has heart. So, with such an important objective ahead, we are both going to fight until the last second.” Leverkusen’s last defeat in Europe was, surprisingly, against Roma and at the Esatdio Olimpico.
“It was a speech that was a bit outrageous. I was thinking about preparing the game for what the boys will be looking for on the field, which is with a completely different team to Bayer, which was strong, but not so dangerous . in the last few meters. “Now they know that they are champions, they have a clear mind and they will try to be champions in Europe as well. It can be a good memory, I hope it bothers them, but the team is obviously stronger,” he said.
Doubts over Lukaku’s participation
Regarding the condition of the Belgian Romelu Lukaku, who was left injured in the second leg of the quarterfinals against Milan, he commented that his presence is not clear: “He has very little training in his legs, but he is not in very little “We’ll take another day to evaluate it. It seems fine, maybe today we’ll push it a little and then we’ll decide,” he insisted.
Source: La Verdad
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