Roma Coach Rudi Garcia admits that playing against Fiorentina in the Last 16 ‘hardly feels like the Europa League’.
The Lupi returned to victory by defeating Feyenoord in the Europa League Round of 32, but will be facing fellow Italian team La Viola in the next round.
Garcia, speaking to Roma Radio before leaving Rotterdam, seemed perplexed at the idea.
“Today's draw was a bit strange,” he said. “This isn't something that depends on us.
Roma Coach Rudi Garcia admits that playing against Fiorentina in the Last 16 ‘hardly feels like the Europa League’.
The Lupi returned to victory by defeating Feyenoord in the Europa League Round of 32, but will be facing fellow Italian team La Viola in the next round.
Garcia, speaking to Roma Radio before leaving Rotterdam, seemed perplexed at the idea.
“Today's draw was a bit strange,” he said. “This isn't something that depends on us.
“The match against Fiorentina hardly seems like a European match.
“On the positive side, we can spare ourselves a long journey for the away leg.
“And we just proved that we can perform well even when playing away.”