"There is one thing that is more important than football and it is people's health. I believe that very important decisions will be made these days and that they should not only be taken by their respective leagues, but must be taken together with UEFA. we can stop Serie A and then play Valencia-Atalanta, for example. The involvement of UEFA will be very important for all the championships ". So the Roma coach Paulo Fonseca on the impact of the coronavirus emergency in the world of Italian and continental football.
The Portuguese coach, interviewed by the Iberian agency Efe in view of the commitment of the Giallorossi in the round of 16 of the Europa League at home to Sevilla (behind closed doors for the coronavirus emergency), explained that on the field "there will be two teams with ideas very offensive players who will try to dominate the game. I know Lopetegui very well, he was my successor at Porto and he is a person and a coach that I admire a lot. Sevilla come from good results and Roma are in a good moment and motivated We will play without fear, but with respect ". Roma, however, is currently in contact with UEFA as they still don't know how the trip to Spain will be organized after the Spanish government has banned all direct flights from Italy from tomorrow until March 25th.