Roma head coach Daniele De Rossi shared his expectations for the first leg of the Europa League last-16 against Brighton.
"I've had a good relationship with De Zerbi since I was a player, and he was at the beginning of his coaching career. We used to talk after matches and I admired his style of play at Palermo and Benevento. He has brilliant ideas, he is an extraordinary coach. He also has great players, so I expect a difficult game.
I think Roma should respect Brighton, but we are Roma. It will be a good game. We know that Brighton can cause problems for Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea. We have studied these games. There will be a lot of struggle and we have to win when we keep the ball and when they press," Football Italia quoted De Rossi as saying.