Italian media football-italia reported that in the pre-match press conference against Vitesse in the European Cup, Roma manager Jose Mourinho reminded the team that now the team only has Vitesse in their eyes, and there is no Roma derby opponent Lazio at the weekend. Mourinho reminded the team that if the team loses, then Roma will be eliminated, so it must fight for the victory.
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In the Serie A weekend, Roma will face derby rivals Lazio, which is also related to whether Roma still has a chance to continue to attack the Champions League. However, before the match against Vitesse, Mourinho stressed that Roma's attention is now on Vitesse. "The only thing that interests us now is Vites, there is no Roma derby now, no Lazio, no Sunday's game. If we win or draw against Vites, then we advance to the quarter-finals, and if we lose, then we're out. ”
Asked if cancelling an away goal would have an impact on this season's European games, Mourinho replied: "I don't know if it's good or bad, but it does change the course of the game. In the Champions League, Ajax played a nice draw in Lisbon, but Benfica knew they didn't need to score because they didn't need to worry about being knocked out and they could take control instead of having to risk it away. ”
"Put aside, if a team had a draw at home, it would have been clear that they were at a distinct disadvantage in the second leg. Our correct view should be that this is a single game and we need to win, not draw or lose. It's true that this game only needs a draw, but we're not fighting for a draw, we're going to win. Mourinho said.
In response to the reporters' question of whether to take a break from Zaniolo, Mourinho shot back and said, why do you keep asking me this question, doesn't Patricio have to take a break? Another reporter asked Roma's other attacking players besides Tammy Abraham about the lack of points, and Mourinho responded: "These players have been scoring goals, are they not scoring a single goal now?" It's not like Levan came to Roma and then he didn't score. ”