Bavagnoli ready for semi-final shot

The Giallorosse – who lot 4-1 to their opponents in their final game of 2020 – kick off the New Year with an early opportunity to turn around their fortunes, even if Juventus will prove formidable opposition.

“We are picking up basically from where left off – we finished last year with a defeat against Juventus and now we start again with another game against them, an important game for so many reasons,” Bavagnoli said.

“We’ve made a note of our errors, we’ve tried to work on them and improve everything that didn’t really work for us. We know that football can throw up surprises in one-off games, so we’ll see what happens.”

With Roma effectively two wins away from a first-ever trophy, the players are in somewhat unusual territory.

“The main thing is that we go out there and do our jobs and whatever happens we don’t give up,” Bavagnoli added.

“We learned a lot from the last game against Juventus. It was a battle against a really good side, the best, and we’ll surely learn something from tomorrow’s game as well.

“Clearly we have less experience in competitions like this, but we have to start somewhere. So we will go into the game with the utmost respect for our opposition, without any fear.

"We’ve prepared for this game and I will ask my players to put their all into it – not just their legs and feet, but with their hearts and minds too.”

Wednesday's game gets underway at 12:00 CET - and will be shown live on Roma TV+!