"I'm very happy, it's almost impossible to describe with words. I will never forget this night." Nicolò Zaniolo scored both Roma goals – his first in the UEFA Champions League – in the 2-1 round of 16 win against Porto on Tuesday night. UEFA.com shines a light on a 19-year-old with a brilliant future in store.Name: Nicolò ZanioloClub: RomaDebut: 19 September 2018 v Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League)Position: attacking midfieldNationality: ItalianBorn: 2 July 1999Preferred foot: left
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Roma’s De Rossi tops list of modern one-club men
Daniele De Rossi turns 35 today as the longest-serving one-club man currently active in Europe's top leagues. A worthy successor to Francesco Totti, who stuck by the Giallorossi for 25 seasons before retiring in 2017, the Rome native is now preparing for his 18th campaign at the Stadio Olimpico."Your relationship with your club starts when you're a kid and for me that was Roma," he told UEFA.com last term. "It then became my job, but my huge love for the club is certainly still there. "I started supporting Roma as a boy and I think my personality led me to support the
Roma’s Florenzi sounds Real Madrid warning
Roma head to Spain for next Tuesday's UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg with a mountain to climb, but with enough belief in their baggage despite going down 2-0 to Real Madrid in the home opener.A deflected Cristiano Ronaldo effort and a Jesé strike appear to have put Madrid firmly in control of the tie. Yet according to right-back Alessandro Florenzi, who had the misfortune of causing that deflection, the Giallorossi can gather a lot from their performance at the Stadio Olimpico."I think it was one of our best displays of the season," said Florenzi, whose stunning goal when Barcelona visited in the group stage was crucial to getting Roma into the knockouts. "We ...