Jose Mourinho admits the eight months of his Roma reign have flown by ahead of tonight’s trip to Fiorentina. ‘I feel happy, relaxed and not praying to reach the end of the season.’
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
Roma beat Fiorentina 3-1 when these sides met in August, which was also Mourinho’s debut at the Stadio Olimpico.
“It feels like it’s all going so quickly, that means you feel happy, relaxed, without fatigue and not praying to reach the end of the season,” Mourinho told DAZN.
“We created a sense of family, then slowly tactically formed a system where the players are more comfortable and we can get the best out of their characteristics.”
There are three points separating these sides going into the Stadio Franchi, with the Giallorossi needing a win to keep up with Lazio in fifth and the Viola able to catch Roma with a victory tonight.
Roma will play in the Conference League Final against Feyenoord on May 25. If they don’t win the trophy, then fifth and sixth from Serie A go into the Europa League, seventh into the Conference League play-offs.
“It is a very difficult league, much tougher than last season, for example Fiorentina are a world away from the team they were last year.
“There are three games to go, if we can get a European place locked down before we play the Conference League Final, that would be important.”
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