AS Roma boss Daniele De Rossi insists his team “must qualify” for the Europa League Round of 16 “with or without” goals from their two stars, Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku.Dybala has netted three times in five games under De Rossi, while Lukaku has scored twice in six matches with DDR in charge.Both forwards will start tomorrow in the return leg of the Europa League knockout playoff against the Dutch side Feyenoord at the Stadio Olimpico. The first leg in The Netherlands ended with a 1-1 draw last week.UEL: Roma played a dangerous game but survived the Rotterdammer hellAsked about Dybala and Lukaku at a pre-match press conference on Wednesday, De Rossi said:”I think that players’ performances must be assessed beyond their goals. They fit my playing style, and I am happy with them. We must qualify with or without Dybala and Lukaku’s goals.”Aside from tomorrow’s game, every team need all the players. They will play, and they will be important to us. People always expect special moves from them. I only want Roma to go through. They just need to be involved in the game as they’ve done already, and perhaps somebody else will score the goals.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7892273##De Rossi was also asked if he expected something different from the Giallorossi’s opponents.”If they recover those two or three players they didn’t have the other time, they’ll surely have more quality,” the promising tactician said, as quoted by TMW.”There’s no gap between these two teams. I don’t think it will be strange to see a game similar to the first leg.”Smalling survived tendonitis and Mourinho’s wrath – and is finally back in contention after five monthsThe Stadio Olimpico will be sold out tomorrow:”It’s something that does not leave us indifferent. It’s an extra responsibility for us,” noted De Rossi.Evan N’Dicka will be available after returning from AFCON, while Chris Smalling already returned to the pitch on Sunday in a 3-0 win over Frosinone.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – PLAYOFFSThursday 20.45: (2.60) Rennes (3.30) Milan (2.75)20.45: (2.45) Freiburg (3.50) Lens (3.05)20.45: (3.90) Toulouse (3.50) Benfica (1.95)20.45: (2.95) Qarabag (3.55) Braga (2.40)23.00: (2.15) Roma (3.40) Feyenoord (3.40)23.00: (1.35) Sporting (5.30) Young Boys (8.00)23.00: (2.60) Sparta Praha (3.50) Galatasaray (2.85)23.00: (1.75) Olympique Marseille (3.60) Shakhtar (4.90)***odds are subject to change***
