I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
We all thought that if there was to be a comeback, a goal would have to come fairly quickly. Edin Džeko’s early goal put a little fear in them and enthusiasm in us. A team that hasn’t won very many titles lives on these small feats, and to see the courage of those players who put so much heart into overturning the result against such a strong team was really special. Even today we share clips of Kostas Manolas’s third goal amongst ourselves. They were very intense emotions that are still imprinted on our hearts and are passed on to the next generation as well.
For my youngest daughter, it was her first time ever visiting the Stadio Olimpico. After the game, I celebrated with my daughters and it was nice to share those emotions with the younger generation, that us older ones have felt for so many years.
I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
We all thought that if there was to be a comeback, a goal would have to come fairly quickly. Edin Džeko’s early goal put a little fear in them and enthusiasm in us. A team that hasn’t won very many titles lives on these small feats, and to see the courage of those players who put so much heart into overturning the result against such a strong team was really special. Even today we share clips of Kostas Manolas’s third goal amongst ourselves. They were very intense emotions that are still imprinted on our hearts and are passed on to the next generation as well.
For my youngest daughter, it was her first time ever visiting the Stadio Olimpico. After the game, I celebrated with my daughters and it was nice to share those emotions with the younger generation, that us older ones have felt for so many years.
I recently found a cassette recording of me at six years old, singing an old Roma song. I have loved the club since I was a child, so it means everything to see my team play in the Champions League. It means facing strong and highly-decorated teams, made up of great champions; but I think we can learn a lot from playing them. When we drew Barcelona in the quarter-final, my reaction was not one of fright, but joy and curiosity.
Personally, I have always loved Barcelona as a team and I also love the city. I have been to the Camp Nou several times and the idea of facing such a star-studded team was immediately exciting.
Even after the big 4-1 loss in the first leg, I never lost hope of qualifying. I had decided to take all three of my daughters to the game, and that gave me the energy to cheer for Roma in a match that could have been considered hopeless.
