Recently de Rossi's performance with Roma is in no doubt a really good one but then a very big mistake they will do is to underestimate Brighton, a critical look into Brighton's performance in their domestic League and then in the Europa shows that they have actually been inconsistent but they have to a good extent been able to pull up some kind of surprises just when you .ay not be expecting they would because they aren't a weak team actually but for their inconsistency, so it's very important Roma looks out for surprises coming from Brighton at any time else they will be taken by surprise and they would loose their opportunity to getting to the next stage of the league. To be safe it will be better If you don't place your bet on Roma to win but spread your options across to other events that could happen probably number of goals and they rest of them.
In the premier league which happens to be Brighton's domestic league, they are at the seventh position with 39 points tho they lost three of their recent games which could mean some kind of weakness around them but then they it's not a reason to be underestimated as they can still perform much more better a d get to win the game if given the chance.
IMO, De Rossi is well aware that the team that will be his opponent in the last 16 phase should not be underestimated. that's why Roma will work hard when hosting the match against Brighton at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma's home ground. I'm pretty sure Roma knows very well that De Zerbi's squad often causes problems for opposing teams, even against top teams in the Premier League. therefore, as the new coach of AS Roma, Rossi is very aware that he must prepare his team properly and as fully as possible when facing Brighton. Roma's advantage in the match against Brighton is playing in front of their own public, plus De Rossi has shown good progress after handling As Roma in 8 matches in various competitions. He led Roma to win 6 matches, 1 draw and 1 loss. at least, under De Rossi's current guidance, Roma has a chance to overthrow Brighton at the Olimpico, their home ground. victory at the Olimpico would be very meaningful for Roma, especially with a fairly large aggregate lead. thus, when they visit England later, Roma will not have much pressure to pursue an absolute victory.
On the other hand, even though Brighton often troubles the big Premier League teams, overthrowing Roma is not an easy matter. moreover, this match is an away match. there are not many options, De Zerbi must win the match with his squad when they visit AS Roma headquarters. just like Roma, with a win in the first leg, Brighton will be more confident when playing the match at their own home. however, the performance of De Zerbi's team is currently in an unstable condition. moreover, Roma is slightly superior in the battle in the first leg. but what is certain is that before this match is held, the two teams will play a match in their domestic competition. Come on, let's just look at their performance in the Domestic League before the match between these two teams is held later.