On the eve of the match against Juventus, the Roma coach Daniele De Rossi spoke at the press conference. Among the topics covered also the possibility of one day following the path of Bayer Leverkusen, German champions and victorious on Thursday 2-0 at the Olimpico against the Giallorossi in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals: “The potential is there, I spoke with the Friedkins yesterday. When you talk about a model, that’s the word I used. Bayer have never won anything, they’ve always made excellent teams, they’ve sold to support themselves but they’ve worked in the right way.
The leg characteristics and techniques they have could be the things I will ask about in June. But in the meantime we have the squad to get to the end today. I have to respect this squad for what it is doing, then the fact that something will change in June just means that I will want certain characteristics.
I really like being used to always playing one against and winning it in teams. It’s no coincidence that I hold Joao in high regard in the spring, but when he gets the ball he skips everyone and tries to shoot on goal, he’s bold. My players made a sensational effort, then in the summer they will look for certain qualities.”
Read De Rossi’s press conference