Ranieri expects tough test

Roma coach Claudio Ranieri is expecting a very hard game against Fulham in their Europa League showdown at the Stadio Olimpico.The Giallorossi, still without star forward Francesco Totti through a knee injury, go into the game third in Group E, one point behind the second-placed Cottagers and two behind leaders Basle with three games remaining.Fulham arrive in the Italian capital on the back of a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Premier League and Ranieri, a former coach of Fulham's west London rivals Chelsea, knows his team will be put to the test.He said: "Fulham did well against Manchester City and they won convincingly against Liverpool. We expect a difficult game."We knew that would be the case in our first game against them where we managed to come home with a point (from a 1-1 draw).""It's going to be complicated because Fulham will try to hit us in fast counter-attacks."

Source: Eurosport