The Giallorossi manager hails the win over La Viola, and all praise for Erik Lamela and Francesco Totti. The capital club will face Juventus in the quarter-finals...
A.S Roma manager, Luis Enrique, believes that his side was lucky to beat Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia.
The Giallorossi cruised to a 3-0 win in the last 16 round of the Coppa Italia at Stadio Olimpico Rome on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163 scored the other
goal.
La Viola came close to scoring on numerous occasions in the first-half, but could not hit the target. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 looked extremely sloppy in the first 45 minutes, but they picked up their game considerably in the second-half.
Enrique has admitted that his team was fortunate to get a big result, as they did not play up to their usual standards.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 B coach hailed his team’s defending, and believes that it was key to their progress in the tournament. He also hailed the attitude the team showed to bounce back strongly in the second-half.
While talking to the reporters, Enrique said,
“I am satisfied with our defensive performance and I think that was the key to this match. Fiorentina could’ve scored in the first half and took us on with their heads held high, but we did well to stop them. In the second half
we grew and took our chances.”
The Giallorossi boss praised hero of the game, Lamela, for his impressive performances, and believes that he has started to settle in well at the club. The tactician also went onto praise Francesco Totti and Borini for their contributions.
“This was an important opportunity for us to show that our squad is valid and big enough. I am happy to have given this joy to the Roma fans. Lamela put in a positive performance, but let’s not forget http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francesco-Totti-c13940’s assists.
Borini also had a strong impact on the game.”
Roma will face Juventus in the quarter-finals of the competition. The capital club has now gone onto win four of their last five matches in all competitions.
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