Stephan El Shaarawy prepares to face his former Milan teammates notes the next three games “will tell us what Roma are made of.”
It kicks off on Monday at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
“After the experience at Monaco I needed to prove myself and I did it,” the Little Pharaoh told Sky Sport Italia.
Stephan El Shaarawy prepares to face his former Milan teammates notes the next three games “will tell us what Roma are made of.”
It kicks off on Monday at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
“After the experience at Monaco I needed to prove myself and I did it,” the Little Pharaoh told Sky Sport Italia.
“I put myself at the disposal of the Coach and we’ve had a strong run together. This season we’ll try to do even better than the last, starting from Monday evening.
“The next three games will tell us what Roma are made of and how we can grow this season. Milan have a lot of enthusiasm at the moment, but we’ll try to play them on level terms. We must prove ourselves on the pitch and not with words, but a lot will depend on individual incidents in the game.”
These two sides are locked together in second place, four points off Serie A leaders Juventus.
“It’s too early to say who will fight for the Scudetto, so let’s focus first on Roma and getting as many points as possible, then we’ll see how things develop.”
El Shaarawy had his big break at Milan, having grown up in the Genoa youth academy.
“It’s a club that gave me so much and launched me on the international scene. I am very fond of Milan, as they were four important years both as a player and a man. It’ll be a very special game for me, just as it was last season.
“I have certainly been reborn at Roma. After a few months that didn’t go very well at Monaco, I found my confidence again and immediately the Coach showed his faith in me. Luciano Spalletti focuses on every detail and is very tactically-savvy. He works with individuals and we all think we can learn a lot from him.”
Milan didn’t always have much patience for young players, but have pushed teenagers Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Locatelli up from the academy.
“They proved their character from the start and I hope they do well, especially for the future of Italian football.”