Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco insists his side don’t need a miracle to progress to the Champions League final at Liverpool’s expense as he declared: “This tie is still alive.” The Serie A outfit trailed 5-0 with 10 minutes remaining at Anfield but late goals from Edin Dzeko and Diego Perotti gave them a glimmer of hope. Roma came back from a three-goal first-leg deficit to knock Barcelona out in the quarter-finals and Di Francesco believes they can repeat the trick at the Stadio Olimpico next Wednesday night. “Well, I think we deserved to score those two goals,” he said. “We had a good approach to the game in the first 20 to 25 minutes, then we started losing too many duels in midfield. “Football is not a matter of systems of play, it is a matter of individual duels and if you lose them you start letting in goals. Read More Liverpool 5-2 Roma “We let in four at the Camp Nou and here we let in five – it could have been even more at one stage. “But hope is still there. We don’t need miracles, we just need to believe in what we do against a quality team. Our fans will be behind us, supporting throughout.” Di Francesco accused the Giallorossi of “losing their heads” and “giving up” during a stunning second-half spell when Liverpool scored three times in the space of 13 manic minutes. “We let them swamp us too easily on occasions,” he added. poll… [Read full story]
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