His words: “In the first half, we studied each other, even though we had two great opportunities without taking much risk. Shomurodov? Eldor is in a golden moment and we are all very happy.”

Niccolò Pisilli spoke to the mics of Sky at the end of the match against Athletic Club. Here are his words:

The chapter of launching the youth. Such an important evening for Italian football, for results, and the youth who play. You too have received an invitation from Spalletti. Much room has been made for young talents like you, Baldanzi and Soule. “I believe it’s a very positive thing. If you place young people in such a context, they mature faster,”

What a match was it out there? “They are an extraordinary team. “In the first half, we studied each other closely, even though we had two major opportunities without much risk. In the second half, we showed great skill in responding after conceding a goal.” Starting in such an important match. As a child, you used to watch it from the stands, now you’re a key player in a challenge like this. Describe to us the emotions, what did you feel?” Indeed, the stadium was absolutely surreal. I had goosebumps from warming up. “Seeing all those flags gives you an extra boost that makes you give something more”.

What did you say to Shomurodov? “Eldor is in a golden moment and we are all very happy, he is a wonderful guy and a great footballer.” PISILLI IN MIXED ZONE

What kind of approach do you expect for the return match at home? “I expect a game like today’s, very hard-fought, very tough, because in the end today we played here with us, but they played their game and demonstrated their worth, we showed ours, and we will have to be clever in the return not to let ourselves be influenced by this game, but play to the best of our abilities.”

Nicolò, did you expect to start in a game like this? “I always try to give my best in training, then the coach makes the decisions and communicates them on the day of the match, so sometimes I play, sometimes I don’t, I can’t tell you if yes or no, honestly I don’t think about it too much, I try to be ready when I am called upon.” “You fight until the last minute, often teaching in the final moments, constantly increasingly aware, do you also believe that you might make it to the end of this competition?” “No, it’s too early to tell. There’s a return match to be played. If we get through, we have the quarterfinals, and then there’s the semi-finals. It’s a long journey that depends on the return match. The most important match is always the next one, because if you don’t win the next, you don’t move forward.”

“Would it have been a shame not to win such a match, in your opinion, was this the best Roma of the season?” “I don’t know. We’ve played several really good games. To say it was the best Roma, maybe I need to revisit it to make such a claim, but we can be satisfied with our game.” You didn’t provide any text or source to translate. Please provide the relevant information.