Pisilli on Roma fans' ‘surreal' support in win vs Athletic
Roma midfielder Niccolo Pisilli discussed the importance of the home fans in the first leg win of the Europa League Round of 16 over Athletic Bilbao.
'The stadium was surreal tonight,' he told reporters after the match.
'I had shivers during the warm-up: seeing all those flags, hearing the people sing gives you an incredible boost… it's hard to explain,' he said.
'I think it's very important and positive that Ranieri is giving the young players a chance. If we play in such important matches, we will grow faster,' he added.
'Athletic Bilbao are a great team. In the first half we studied each other a lot, even though we had two excellent chances and without taking risks. In the second half we were good at reacting to the difficulties.'
'Shomurodov? Eldor is our hero at the moment, and we are all very happy for him. He is a very good person and a great footballer.'
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