BILBAO (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – “If the first leg match is replicable? I believe that within a match there are many matches. One match is never the same as the others. With the push of their public, they will push even more, we will have to try to play our game, as we have been doing lately.” This was said by Roma coach Claudio Ranieri in a press conference on the eve of the Europa League round of 16 return match against Athletic Bilbao.
It starts from the 2-1 victory obtained by Dybala and his teammates in the first leg match at the Stadio Olimpico. “We have to enter the field and propose our game knowing that in front we will have a good and compact team,” the coach added. If we enter the field with the thought that a draw is fine with us, we’re going to lose it. We attack in eleven and defend in eleven, knowing what are our merits and what are our flaws.” Among the weapons at this Roma’s disposal is certainly Paulo Dybala. “He is not only a charismatic and technical leader, he has become a leader in every way. Being a leader means feeling part of the fate of a team and doing everything for the good of the group. Paulo has understood this aspect very well and is carrying it out, as are some of his other teammates,” explains Ranieri, who then also talks about the emotions of an eve that until a few months ago he thought he would never experience again. “Last year I knew I was going to stop, so when I went to the San Siro and the Olimpico I went there with the thought that it would be the last time,” he said, speaking of the emotions of playing a European round of 16 a few months after announcing his retirement. “I am proud to be here, but the way I am, I know that after I stop I will not go to see the good things in my career but the things I did wrong. That’s life, I don’t weigh mistakes and I don’t let things done right fly out of my head. I put everything in the cauldron, I’m a lucky man because I do the work I love and not many people can say the same.”
Loaded and determined Paulo Dybala, who feels a strong desire to put the Europa League final lost to the Giallorossi behind him. “Surely there is a desire to redeem that match that left us with a very bitter taste, we were close to winning a very important trophy, now the final is so far away but the desire is to return to this stadium to play the final,” says the Argentine. I have always said that from day one the Roma fans have made me feel like one of the club, I feel the duty to have to give something back to this fan base, the biggest desire is to give them a trophy, we came very close the first year and I always have inside this desire for revenge and to be able to give this trophy to our fans. We are doing very well, but there is still a lot missing,” added Dybala who then closed by commenting on Paredes’ renewal. “My merit? No, but I am very happy that he is still with us, beyond that I consider him a brother he is a great champion.”
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