Roma coach Claudio Ranieri confirmed that his team is ready to face Porto in the second leg of the European League attachment, noting that striker Artem Dofick improved, and the match referee also described Francois Letixe as a young talent.

Ranieri spoke during the press conference before the match, praising the virtue of the meeting, French Francois Letexé, who said: "He is a very talented referee, who ran the Euro 2024 final and ran me previous matches in the French League, I have confidence in his ability to manage the match fairly."

He added: "I played approximately 1,200 games, including 90 in European championships, and I never complained of arbitration. I know very well that the referees have a difficult task, and we must respect their decisions."

Ranieri stressed that striker Artem Dofick is significantly improving, but he needs more work, as he said: "Dofick is in constant improvement, but he needs to work more because he is the primary striker and the team's goal, so far, we face difficulty in providing him with the right balls, and we have to improve this Point.

He also touched on the readiness of the German defender Mats Hummels, stressing that he regained his full fitness: "Hummels in very good condition, his movements have become more elegant and powerful, and he has completely recovered, he will have an important role in tomorrow's meeting."

Ranieri pointed out that the team will be complete, with the exception of the arrested Brian Krystanti, and some players who are not registered in the UEFA list, where he said: "So far, all the players are available, and I will make my decision regarding the starting lineup tomorrow."

He also expressed his admiration for the performance of the Argentine player Matthias Soleil, hinting on the possibility of relying on him: "Soleil made a great performance against Naples, and he may have an important role in the match."

Ranieri warned of the strength of the Porto team, stressing the need to deal with caution with the speed of the Portuguese team, where he said: "There is nothing guaranteed in football, some think that the strongest team always wins, but this is not true, Porto is a wonderful team and has a young group with a technical level High. ”

He concluded his speech by referring to the need to improve dealing with fixed balls, as he said: "We are working to improve our defense in front of fixed balls, but sometimes, there is a random element in receiving goals, we have to be very awake in front of Porto because of their speed and technical jurisprudence."