Roberto De Zerbi meets Daniele De Rossi during Marseille’s second Roman base camp | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille are undergoing their second week of their ‘Ritiro’ base camp in the outskirts of Rome, ahead of Les Olympiens‘ crucial trip to Lille on Sunday evening in a clash which could define their UEFA Champions League ambitions. During their stay in Rome, this time in the presence of selected journalists, L’Équipe report that Roberto De Zerbi met with former AS Roma boss Daniele De Rossi at the Hilton Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria hotel – the five-star hotel where the delegation of 50 OM players and staff are currently staying. Last season, the pair faced off in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage with De Zerbi’s Brighton & Hove Albion facing Roma in the last 16, losing 4-2 on aggregate to De Rossi’s Giallorossi.The former Seagulls boss also visited the the Vatican a second time, this time to pay respects to the tomb of the late Pope Francis after De Zerbi said he was “impressed” by OM supporters’ tifo of the late Pontiff at a press conference attended by Get French Football News. GFFN | George Boxall