Ismail Kartal hails Roma as strongest in club’s history before Champions League opener | OneFootball

According to Goal.com, Fenerbahce head coach Ismail Kartal hailed Roma as the strongest team in their history ahead of Thursday’s Champions League clash at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

The match opens Fenerbahce’s league phase campaign and ends an 18-year absence from the competition after three qualifying rounds under Kartal. Now in his fourth stint, he is only the second Turkish manager to lead the club into this stage.

He expressed pride and full faith that his players can compete at the highest level. Assessing Roma, he highlighted their perfect Serie A start, three wins from three.

Kartal said his staff had completed exhaustive analysis and would pursue a proactive plan rather than simply sitting back. He stressed the need to be effective in both attack and defence.

He confirmed Spanish forward Marco Asensio remains sidelined through injury, while backing the rest of the squad to step up. Framing it as a tight strategic contest, he urged home supporters to stay patient and united throughout the 90 minutes. Kick-off is 19:45 local time on Thursday, 10 September.

Source: Goal.com

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