Fonseca hails Roma resilience after win in Amsterdam


FILE PHOTO Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v AS Roma - Stadio Olimpico Rome Italy - January 15 2021 AS Roma coach Paulo Fonseca REUTERSAlberto Lingria

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v AS Roma - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - January 15, 2021 AS Roma coach Paulo Fonseca REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Roma coach Paulo Fonseca hailed his injury-hit side's resilience after their 2-1 away win over Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday pushed them closer to the Europa League semi-finals.

“Ajax has a great team, as we saw, but our boys have delivered a fantastic performance,” Fonseca told reporters after the 2-1 victory in the quarter-final first leg at Johan Cruyff Arena.

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