Hundreds of Roma fans descend on club’s training ground with banners and flags to wave players off to Manchester ahead of crunch Europa League semi-final.

Roma fans showed their team exactly how much the Europa League semi-finals mean to them after hundreds turned up at the training ground to send them off to Manchester on Wednesday.

The Serie A giants have not lifted a trophy since the Coppa Italia in 2008 and only have one European honour in the 1960-61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they lifted by beating Birmingham City.

Rome was this week moved into yellow zone restrictions, meaning restaurants and bars are beginning to open up again outdoors, much like in the UK.

From April 26, the number of people who can visit friends and relatives in a private home was increased from two to four, with no limit on children.

Fans came out, let off flares and held up banners and flags, as they pr......More(photios)


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so sweet...no trophy since 2008 copa italia? dey really need one badly and I wish them well...maybe Roma vs Villarreal final would be Owkay..