Roma celebrated a possibly decisive 1-0 away win at mythical San Siro in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-final last Thursday.However, the job is not nearly done, as AC Milan are pushing for an equal response at the Olympic Stadium tonight. For the Rossonerri, the pressure is massive on their coach, Stefano Pioli, with his future directly depending on the result of this Roma tie.UEL: Roma win at San Siro after seven yearsIn a press conference ahead of the match, Roma boss Daniele De Rossi commented on the pressure on his Milan counterpart Pioli.”When we talk about the situation, we talk about the perception of what we read in the newspapers. I don’t comment, not to show respect but because sometimes things aren’t true. Milan are second and have won everything and the team plays well, from that point of view there is no problem.”They will play a seasonal crossroads because the Europa League is an objective for a team built to be protagonists in the Champions League. They know they have to win because otherwise they will go out, it’s a last resort and they will have to overturn the result.”AFCON winner Ndicka collapses on the pitch, game abandonedDe Rossi touched on how the match represents a crossroads for himself as well.”All the matches are. This one is important because I don’t want it to end. Pellegrini said something that made me emotional. It’s a path to being happy and what’s more important than that? More important than our joy, what glory is there?”If we think about how much I’m at risk, how long it will last, we don’t enjoy what we’re doing. Since I arrived, I’ve had many happy days. I think about that, not about the possibilities of renewal on the basis of this result.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8039093##He discussed the plans to manage the fixture considering the 1-0 advantage.”The only thing about managing the result is to be intelligent, not to go too far. If we are at 0-0 in the last minute, we won’t go looking for a goal. We will try to win from the start, be able to score goals, for them it would be a tough blow.”But if we get inside the area, their goal will come sooner or later. We’ll play a similar match to the first leg, but the difference will be the loose balls as well as our quality in the final metres,” concluded De Rossi.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legThursday22:00: (4.80) Atalanta (3.90) Liverpool (1.70)22:00: (3.80) West Ham (3.60) Leverkusen (2.05)22:00: (2.45) Olympique Marseille (3.50) Benfica (3.00)22:00: (3.00) Roma (3.45) Milan (2.50)***odds are subject to change***
