Athletic Club coach Valverde enthusiastic about Roma atmosphere
Ernesto Valverde head coach of Athletic Club gestures during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg match between AS Roma and Athletic Club at Stadio Olimpico on March 6, 2025 in Rome, Italy.
Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde was impressed with Roma, both on and off the field, in the Europa League tie. ‘I hope we can have half the atmosphere they had tonight.’
The supporters had been told to come to the Stadio Olimpico with simple yellow and red flags, so the thousands followed those directives and made it a beautiful sight before kick-off.
It helped the Giallorossi complete their comeback from the Inaki Williams header, turning it around through Angelino and the last-gasp Eldor Shomurodov winner.
At that point, Athletic Club were down to 10 men for the second Yeray Alv...