We lost our heads but have to believe, says Roma coach Di Francesco


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 25 Apr 2018

Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final First Leg - Liverpool vs AS Roma - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 24, 2018 Roma's Kevin Strootman looks dejected with team mates Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - AS Roma's coach Eusebio Di Francesco said they lost their heads in the 5-2 defeat by Liverpool in their Champions League, semi-final, first-leg at Anfield on Tuesday but added that his team had to believe they could turn the tie around.

"We had an excellent start but then we lost our heads and the ability to stay in the game and so we got ourselves into difficulty," he told reporters.

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