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    Champions! The best comments from our victorious women!


    Some of the key comments from our players following Sunday's historic success...

    They created history on Sunday night.

    By winning the Coppa Italia against AC Milan, all the players and staff of Roma Women ensured for themselves a place in the club's story - the first team ever to win a trophy for the Giallorossi.

    With media interest high, Tuesday morning say the Italian newspapers carry interviews with a number of the Giallorosse's key players.

    Here's a round-up of what they had to say...

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    Elisa Bartoli, captain
    Rome-born, Roma fan, first club captain in Roma Women history

    "It still doesn't seem real. I think it will take a good while for it to really sink in, everything that is happened.

    "In 2018 [when the team was formed], we set it as an objective to win a trophy in the next four years - and we've managed to do it in three. But it is definitely not the end of a chapter now. If anything, it is something that should push us to set the bar even higher."


    Camelia Ceasar
    Goalkeeper, who saved two penalties in the shootout

    "Yes, I was voted Player of the Match, but the truth is all of us were amazing.

    "Behind those saves was an enormous amount of hard work, sweat and training. I share the credit for that with [coaches] Mauro Patrizi, Cesare Cipelli, Valentina Casaroli, [fellow goalkeepers] Rachele Baldi and Rosalia Pipitone.

    "We gave everything to win the Coppa Italia. Manuel Neuer made me fall in love with goalkeeping as a kid. I loved his style.

    "I don’t see the win as revenge [against her old club]. I was actually upset to see them all in such pain after the defeat. But I’m happy that my team, Roma, won such a difficult game."


    Tecla Pettenuzzo
    Defender, Italy international and substitute in the final

    "Coach Bavagnoli has helped us improve so much, to mature as a group and really understand our strengths and weaknesses. I think you've seen how much we have improved over the course of the season - and the coach and her staff have been absolutely crucial in that.

    "They have always pushed us to produce more and more, even when the opponent sometimes seemed better than us."


    Andressa Alves
    Brazil international, Coppa Italia top goalscorer

    "I am truly delighted, it's amazing to have become part of the history of this club. I am so proud of this trophy.

    "There is not a 'Roma Men' and a 'Roma Women' - it's just Roma. And all those fans who before only followed men's football have shown us each day just how much they are supporting us and cheering us on."


    Paloma Lazaro
    Forward who arrived at the club last summer

    "It is still difficult to believe it's all really happened; we put all our hearts into it and we have to thank the fans for the boost they gave us too. They told me beforehand about how passionate the fans are here, but I couldn't have imagined they would be just as strongly behind us as they have been."


    Annamaria Serturini
    Forward, member of the team from the start, club's top goalscorer

    "They always told me that winning a trophy for Roma would be something magical - and now that's been confirmed to be true. A whole fanbase fired up to support us, it's just stupendous.

    "I arrived three years ago, joining an ambitious new project. Receiving congratulations from Jose Mourinho is something really amazing. We hope that we have welcomed him to Roma in the best way possible with this victory."