AS Roma Proud To Be Italy's Representative In The Semifinal Of The Europa League, Impatient Against Man United

JAKARTA - AS Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini implied his team's ambition to reach the Europa League final by saying they wanted to play three more matches in Europe's second caste competition.

Roma has just qualified for the semifinals after eliminating Ajax 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the quarter-final at the Olimpico on Thursday local time (Friday WIB).

"We know that Ajax is a strong team. But we are showing the growth of this team", Pellegrini said after the second leg to the TV station Sky Sport quoted by Antara.

"We are happy to qualify, but this is only the semi-final and we still have three more matches to play, we want to play three more games in this competition", he added.

In the semifinals, Roma will face Manchester United, who have reached the last four of the Europa League for two seasons.

The continuation of Rome's steps made them continue to maintain the presence of Italy's representatives in European competitions this season.

"We are proud to represent Italy. We are proud and pleased to have reached the semifinals", said Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca.

Roma will first visit Old Trafford for the first leg on Thursday, April 23 next week, before taking turns to host United at the Olimpico a week later.