Gasperini: 'Roma curious to face the best teams in Champions League'
Speaking ahead of the new campaign, Gian Piero Gasperini, recently appointed as Roma head coach, expressed excitement about Roma's return to the Champions League and their upcoming fixtures against Europe's top clubs. Gasperini framed the draw as an opportunity rather than a worry, stating Roma are 'curious' to face the best teams. The comments set the tone for Roma's European ambitions under their new manager, who arrives with a reputation for bold, attacking football from his time at Atalanta.
Read the full story at football-italia.netGasperini's tone is deliberately confident and ambitious, a clear signal of the mentality he intends to install at Roma after taking over from Claudio Ranieri. Coming off the back of Atalanta's Europa League triumph, he brings genuine European pedigree and a track record of punching above his weight. His framing — curiosity rather than caution — suggests Roma will approach the Champions League as an opportunity to re-establish themselves among Italy's elite, which could also carry domestic benefits as the squad adapts to his high-intensity, attacking system.
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