16.02.2011
categories:
Champions League
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Italy
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Ukraine
tags: AS Roma , Champions League , Claudio Ranieri , Darijo Srna , Douglas Costa , francesco Totti , Jadson , Jeremy Menez , Juan , Last 16 , Luiz Adriano , Marco Boriello , Mircea Lucescu , Mirko Vucinic , Phillippe Mexes , Serie A , Shakhtar Donetsk , Ukrainian Premier League , Willian
tags: AS Roma , Champions League , Claudio Ranieri , Darijo Srna , Douglas Costa , francesco Totti , Jadson , Jeremy Menez , Juan , Last 16 , Luiz Adriano , Marco Boriello , Mircea Lucescu , Mirko Vucinic , Phillippe Mexes , Serie A , Shakhtar Donetsk , Ukrainian Premier League , Willian
Claudio Ranieri’s Roma haven’t exactly set Serie A on fire this year, escaping from a tough group can they escape their league inconsistency and find success in Europe. from trequartista.net is the man to answer that question.
Wednesday sees Roma host Shakhtar Donetsk in round sixteen of the Champions League. Despite the Ukrainian outfit making their first ever appearance in the knockout stages, it is pure folly to assume that the Italians will inevitably progress against Mircea Lucescu’s ‘pitmen’.