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A midweek thumping in Europe has left Roma reeling ahead of their trip to Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday, where they meet a mid-table Sampdoria side with little left to play for.
While the Giallorossi's Europa League destruction at the hands of Manchester United was the latest in a string of setbacks for Paulo Fonseca's fast-fading team, Samp have been cruising along just inside the top half of the table and will have a stress-free run-in.
We say: Sampdoria 1-1 Roma
Roma have just a handful of games left to salvage something from the ashes of their season after losing four of their last seven matches, so even a point away to a tricky Sampdoria side would be a welcome tonic at this stage.
Apparently incapable of keeping a clean sheet in recent weeks, the Giallorossi can perhaps take advantage of Samp's possible lack of urgency, given they only have a top-half finish to defend in the final rounds of the season.
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Roma coach Paulo Fonseca says he'll keep working amid sack talk.
Roma meet Sampdoria on Sunday after their 6-2 Europa League thrashing at Manchester United.
Fonseca said, “I am the coach. I am focused only on the games that remain from here to the rest of the season. I don't need to give the club advice.
“I am a professional. I love football. I always want to be professional. I am motivated to the end of the season, I am not thinking beyond that. I think everyone here should be professional and defend Roma with the same motivation."
He added: “We were almost always in third or fourth place up until the start of March, then we started to struggle. It's clear to me why: we missed key players in the decisive period of the season. With so many games in that time, it was decisive."