Eusebio Di Francesco spoke to the press leading up to Roma's Champions League match tomorrow against Porto. Roma won the first leg 2-1, but will travel to Portugal as they try to advance to the next round.
"Tomorrow is the match of a lifetime. Tomorrow Roma will play and the hope is that Roma advances. My thoughts go to the players, they need to play a great match for us to move forward. I don't play tomorrow, it bothers me that people don't understand that tomorrow Roma will be on the pitch and every fan's interest should be about advancing. It will be a long match, they are disadvantaged by a goal and we need to defend it and take off from it. It will be fundamental to play well defensively, the rest will take care of itself. I want to see in my players' faces that they're ready for a great battle.
On losing the derby to Lazio: "The most difficult moment is the one that is yet to come. The derby impacted our morality and opened up many discussions. We need to think about this match, it must be the match of our lives. It's important to go onto the pitch with players who have freed their minds and have the desire to play great."
On Paolo Sousa, who is rumored to replace Di Francesco if he is fired: "I don't see anything wrong with him coming to the stadium. The problem is making negative comments, it's another thing to watch a football match. It's part of our job."
