Pioli! In a press conference, Stefano Pioli spoke about facing Lecce and about Rafael Leao, among other players: "Of course the desire is there. We're going into the most crucial phase of the season in good condition, especially mentally. We've won four league games in a row before, but never five. Lecce have also just caused problems for Roma, so we'll need to play well. It will be a difficult game because they've been playing well since the new coach arrived; they want to play good soccer and they know how to do it. They haven't conceded a single goal in the last two games, but we're capable of playing well enough to win. I've changed. The experience, both positive and negative, has shaped me. Milan taught me a lot. A coach always tries to aim for success in his professional career and keep improving. That's what I've done over the last few years. Our focus is on this league game. We'll make some changes due to fitness problems and Loftus-Cheek's suspension, but not because we're already thinking about the Roma game. Consistency is very important right now; we'll have time to recover our energy for the Europa League. I'll field the best possible team. Thiaw won't be available as a precaution. We hope he'll be back for Thursday's game, because we'll be without Kalulu and Tomori. I've been talking to Rafa a lot lately. We're entering the most important part of the season with him in great shape. I'm very pleased with what he's doing. He knows he needs to keep it up and try to improve even more. We're also very pleased with Sammy's development. The team and I have seen that his statistics in the last three games have been better than the numbers he was showing in Spain. He's capable of becoming an important player, and he has the mentality and the legs to do it. He has some excellent characteristics that can be useful to our front line. Tiji has often played on the left of midfield. Whether he can repeat his performance in Florence will depend on what we get Leao to do in defense, whether that's dropping back or playing in the center. With players like Rafa, Theo and Reijnders, who have a lot of quality in terms of technical ability and movement, I think we can carry a lot of danger. We try to get the best out of each player to find the right balance, and these three can provide that balance."