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&lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roma&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#39;s coach &lt;strong&gt;Paulo Fonseca&lt;/strong&gt;spoke in his post-match press conference following Thursday&amp;#39;s 2-0 win over Parma in the Coppa Italia Last 16 Round.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;Lorenzo Pellegrini scored both goals on the night, as the Giallorossi booked a quarter-final meeting with Juventus next week.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;&lt;em&gt;We played to win and get through to the next round to meet Juventus. It&amp;#39;ll be a tough tie at their ground, but we must always take to the pitch to win&lt;/em&gt;.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;&lt;em&gt;I liked almost our entire performance. We did well defensively and also had chances to score in the first half. There were more openings in the second half and we managed to score twice. I enjoyed (Nikola) Kalinic&amp;#39;s display. I thought he was fantastic and the best player on the park. Bryan (Cristante) did well, too&lt;/em&gt;.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You&amp;#39;ve always played in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but Cristante dropped into the defensive line this evening. Is that an option we could see more of in the future?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;&lt;em&gt;It was the first time that we played like that, with Cristante at centre-back. I liked the way we started to build up the play. With a back three, we controlled Parma&amp;#39;s counterattacks and attempts to get in behind, which they&amp;#39;re always dangerous from. Bryan gave us extra quality when building the play. I liked our formation. I don&amp;#39;t know if we&amp;#39;ll play like that again, but it&amp;#39;s certainly an option&lt;/em&gt;.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What did you make of Lorenzo Pellegrini?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;&lt;em&gt;He&amp;#39;s a fantastic guy and a real professional. He&amp;#39;s a very important player in our team. He can play in different positions and is an intelligent footballer, so he&amp;#39;s key for us.&lt;/em&gt;&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What&amp;#39;s your message for Nicolo Zaniolo?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&#34;&lt;em&gt;I send him by best wishes. This win is for him. We&amp;#39;re sorry about his injury, but as I said, he has to stay strong and we have to support him.&lt;/em&gt;&#34;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style=&#34;text-align: justify;&#34;&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://www.asrooma.com&#34;&gt;www.asrooma.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Coppa Italia Frecciarossa

Either Inter or Lazio will face the winners of the straight knockout tie between the Rossoneri and Giallorossi, meaning there is a considerable chance of a derby in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa semi-finals

AC Milan and Roma aiming for the semi-finals

Atalanta and Bologna are playing for a place in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa semi-finals against either Juventus or Empoli, who will meet on Wednesday 26 February

Atalanta vs. Bologna: the quarter-finals begin

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome will stage the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa final this evening

 It’s the day of Atalanta vs. Juventus

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Lazio vs. Juventus and Atalanta vs. Fiorentina: who will reach the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2023/24 final?

Coppa Italia finalists set to be decided

Juventus-Lazio and Fiorentina-Atalanta: the first legs of the Coppa Italia semi-finals will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday

Four teams competing for the final

The final two fixtures in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa round of 32 will be played today

Sassuolo vs. Spezia and Torino vs. Frosinone today

Genoa vs Reggiana at 15:00, Lecce vs Parma at 18:00 and Udinese vs Cagliari in the late kick-off

Three more Coppa Italia Frecciarossa ties today

Three games today: Cremonese vs Cittadella, Salernitana vs Sampdoria and Bologna vs Hellas Verona

The start of the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa second round

This is the first final between the Viola and the Nerazzurri in all competitions

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Roma&#39;s coach Paulo Fonsecaspoke in his post-match press conference following Thursday&#39;s 2-0 win over Parma in the Coppa Italia Last 16 Round.

Lorenzo Pellegrini scored both goals on the night, as the Giallorossi booked a quarter-final meeting with Juventus next week.

"We played to win and get through to the next round to meet Juventus. It&#39;ll be a tough tie at their ground, but we must always take to the pitch to win."

"I liked almost our entire performance. We did well defensively and also had chances to score in the first half. There were more openings in the second half and we managed to score twice. I enjoyed (Nikola) Kalinic&#39;s display. I thought he was fantastic and the best player on the park. Bryan (Cristante) did well, too."

You&#39;ve always played in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but Cristante dropped into the defensive line this evening. Is that an option we could see more of in the future?

"It was the first time that we played like that, with Cristante at centre-back. I liked the way we started to build up the play. With a back three, we controlled Parma&#39;s counterattacks and attempts to get in behind, which they&#39;re always dangerous from. Bryan gave us extra quality when building the play. I liked our formation. I don&#39;t know if we&#39;ll play like that again, but it&#39;s certainly an option."

What did you make of Lorenzo Pellegrini?

"He&#39;s a fantastic guy and a real professional. He&#39;s a very important player in our team. He can play in different positions and is an intelligent footballer, so he&#39;s key for us."

What&#39;s your message for Nicolo Zaniolo?

"I send him by best wishes. This win is for him. We&#39;re sorry about his injury, but as I said, he has to stay strong and we have to support him."

(Photo Getty Images)

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