Roma coach Jose Mourinho says winning their Europa Conference League playoff against Trabzonspor is crucial.
Roma face the first-leg tonight ahead of Sunday's Serie A opener with Fiorentina.
"I don't want to make any differentiation between competitions, the next match is always the priority," Mourinho said on Sky Italia.
“It's not impossible to approach every game by itself. We are well aware of the difficulties that await us tomorrow, it feels less like a Conference League play-off and more like a Champions League one.
“The team has had a positive pre-season and it's not easy to rebuild, especially because we weren't thinking about the need for a left-back or second striker, until Leonardo Spinazzola's injury and Edin Dzeko left (for Inter).
“This squad deserves to start strong and we'll do everything possible to qualify for the group stages."
