Europa League, Roma-Wolfsberger field 1-1

Concentrated on the Wolfsberger, but with a thought also to the commitment of Sunday with the Spal. Paulo Fonseca is on the hunt for the first goal of the season, overcoming the Europa League group stage, without forgetting that the real goal is to return to the Champions League with at least fourth place in the league. That's why he doesn't think about making balance sheets: "They are made at the end of the season, not at the moment, but I am satisfied with these first six months. The team has improved a lot since the beginning and is going through a good moment, they are positive six months".

This evening at the Olimpico with the Austrians the Roma coach - always struggling with a fair number of unavailable players (Zappacosta, Santon, Smalling, Cristante, Pastore and Kluivert) - will make some players, Kolarov, catch his breath, giving space to those who lately we have seen less, like Florenzi. On whose limited employment Fonseca responds a bit angry this time: "I don't want to talk about this situation anymore: play when we need him, otherwise not. But this applies to him as to all the others". "I honestly think of the turnover - the Portuguese adds in a press conference in Trigoria -. We can make some changes, 4-5 players. It is a difficult and decisive game for us but I trust all the players. We must play to win, with ambition and courage ". At Roma a draw is enough to be sure of the passage of the round, while for the race in first place in the group will have to wait for the result of the match between Borussia Moenchengladbach, leaders together with the Giallorossi but ahead by virtue of direct confrontations, and the Istanbul Basaksehir .

Leading the Roma attack will always be Dzeko, with Kalinic initially on the bench ("he's better, he was injured but he's working well"), while Under and Perotti will be on the outside. The latter bets on Roma's chances to get to the end of the continental competition: "I am very confident. I think we have the skills and qualities, then obviously there are very strong teams in addition to those coming out of the Champions League". Like Inter, faced a few days ago at San Siro.

"Against a great team we did a great performance - Perotti recalls -. We are in a good moment, on the right path, even if we could have done better in some games". On a personal level, then, the attacker hopes to find more continuity: "I hope and think I have left injuries behind, but we know that we are in our profession. I hope to be able to play from here to the end of the season, to be able to be 100% to help my companions ". With which he ensures not to discuss the news related to the possible sale of the club to Dan Friedkin by President James Pallotta: "We only think about the field, our job is to play football, the rest we think about the company".