AS Roma and AC Milan will face off on Thursday night in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. The match promises to be full of excitement, and it is also what keeps Edoardo connected to his last wish. This AS Roma fan is arousing strong emotions in Italy after a conversation with the radio station Teleradiostereo. Edoardo has a terminal illness and has made a special request to the players led by Daniele de Rossi. "Hello, I'm Edoardo. I don't want to talk about the match against Udinese, but something more general: I have a terminal illness. It won't kill me, but my quality of life is what it is. I've already made an agreement with a clinic in Switzerland, which sent me the dates", the young fan began by saying. Before this euthanasia, which already has a confirmed date, Edoardo has a request for the team led by Daniele De Rossi: to win the Europa League: "The Swiss are strange. It's like I'm organising a trip to the spa. One of the dates they suggested was 22 May, but I have something to do then. It's the final in Dublin." To get to Dublin, AS Roma must overcome AC Milan and then the winner of the tie between Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham. "If there's one thing I would like, even if it was the last... I've done everything I could, but if there's one thing I would like, it's that trophy", he asked, his voice thick with emotion. The story has moved Italy and has earned a comment from De Rossi. "Rather than trivialising it and saying that we will win for you, we can promise our commitment to Edoardo and the other fans. We are looking for a way to reach out to him to do what he wants to do. We haven't been able to locate him, so if he wants to contact us, we would be very happy. We respect his wish to remain behind the scenes, but if he wants to, we are here and looking for him", the coach promised.

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