Roma coach Claudio Ranieri expressed his happiness at the victory of his team against Parma, praising the level presented by Matthias Soleil, and stressed that Paulo Dybala will be ready to participate in the decisive confrontation against Porto in the European League.

Ranieri said: "I am very happy to win, I knew that the match would be difficult, but we performed well, we scored a great goal and we had to resolve things early, but we were unable to do so, in the end, we achieved the required and we scored three precious points."

He added: "I believe in my soul a lot, it is not easy to play for a club the size of Rome, but it works hard and develops constantly, he just has to have calm, because the future will have here."

On the absence of Dybala against Parma, he said: "Dybala has suffered a strong ankle strike, and he told me that it is better not to risk it, he is in good condition now, and he will be ready to participate in front of Porto on Thursday."

He continued: "There is no serious problem, which received a severe knee blow, but the tests confirmed that there was no injury to the ligaments or any other complications."

On the performance of the new arrivals, he said: "I am convinced that the new players will provide the required addition, we hope to progress in Europe, although the task will not be easy, we have to rotate between the players, and everyone performs well."

He continued: "Our goal is clear, providing the best possible performance and competition to the end. The players have great confidence, and we focus on achieving the goals we aspire to."

On the position of Hummels, he said: "There is a great possibility of his return in the next European match. He has been well trained, and it seems completely recovered."