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Saturday 25 February, 2006
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Roma’s Christian Panucci will dedicate a win over Lazio in this Sunday’s vital derby clash to his captain Francesco Totti.
As the big day in the Eternal City draws nearer, defender Panucci says a win will revitalise the team after discovering Totti would be out for three months.
“We may not have our captain, but we know how to approach this game and let’s hope we can present him with a victory,” said the veteran.
“We will be going out to win for him and ourselves and if we do it will be the cherry on top of our cake.”
“We are going into the tie in the right mood. I have been here in Rome for many years and normally I approach the derby in a cool, collected way. However, this time the game has tremendous importance attached to it,” confessed Panucci.
“It’s possible we could enter the history books. The club should be proud of this team, because to win 10 games on the trot in the Italian championship is not easy. In any case it won’t make any difference, although it will give us some inspiration,” added the ex-Milan ace.
“Lazio don’t worry me at all, but nonetheless we do have a lot of respect for them because of their recent results.”
“It is difficult to succeed in all three competitions and if I had to choose I would prefer to reach fourth spot in the table, then the UEFA cup, followed by the Coppa Italia. Our number one aim is to remain in fourth spot and we need to remember we still have not done anything special yet,” added the Giallorossi full-back.
“To reach a Champions League spot was our aim at the start of the season and now that has happened. But there is still a long way to go and if we don’t confirm fourth place then 10 consecutive wins will mean nothing.”
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发表于 2006-2-25 07:41:00
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