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Totti on Champions League draw: 'Porto a lucky draw but we need to be careful'

Totti on Champions League draw: 'Porto a lucky draw but we need to be careful'

Roma will face Porto in the Champions League last 16 as they were drawn with the Portuguese side during the draw in Nyon and will seek a rematch of the playoff matchup played in 2016. Francesco Totti remembers the two legs and now he spoke to the media after the draw as a director, commenting on the opponent.

"We were lucky seeing the other teams, but we must not underestimate Porto because they are a strong and demanding team that are first in their league. They played a great group stage. We will face a difficult team," he said.

"The best news at a bad moment? There is time to come back to ourselves. We will try to get to the top in February. We need to improve continuity, results, the trust. Everyone must be compact and come out as we have done before.

"Di Francesco? Today he is the coach of Roma and sits on that bench. We will try to take us where we were last year together. We have to find results in the Champions League even if it will not be easy. We are 2 points behind fourth place and we have the chance to overcome them.

Words are not needed, we must be good at finding a solution. With us, Di Francesco has all the support possible. He is good and prepared and will pull the team out of this moment," Totti concluded.