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Saturday 15 March, 2008
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Daniele De Rossi asks Milan what they’d rather have – a Champions League spot or the satisfaction of seeing Inter throw away the Scudetto?
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The joking comment came ahead of tonight’s Stadio Olimpico showdown between Roma and the Rossoneri with both sides chasing crucial points.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“If I were Milan, I’d play a ‘relaxed’ game,” he told Roma Channel, grinning from ear to ear.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“Between fourth place and the satisfaction of making Inter lose the Scudetto, I’d have no doubts what I would choose!”
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The Nerazzurri seemed to have the title sewn up, but in recent weeks Roma have cut their lead down to just six points.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Roma need a victory to maintain the pressure at the top, but Carlo Ancelotti’s side also require points to chase Fiorentina for a spot in next season’s Champions League.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“We hope to win,” added De Rossi in a more serious mode. “We did so in the away leg earlier this season, but Milan have only one objective left and so it will be even tougher.”[/FONT]