Armed with a 2-1 lead from the first leg, AS Roma are fired up and in confident mood ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final clash at Manchester United.
"As a Roma fan, I'm feeling the excitement of this match more than the World Cup final," said captain Francesco Totti, a born-and-bred Roman and a member of Italy's victorious Germany 2006 team.
"But we are not afraid. We are taking on a great team, but one we have beaten".
Coach Luciano Spalletti promised at the pre-match press conference that Roma will adopt their usual attacking style at Old Trafford, even though a draw would see them through to the semis.
"In the first leg we showed we are a side that plays good football and we should do the same here," Spalletti said.
"Manchester are more used to these sort of games than we are, so it would be dangerous to change the way we play".
Totti agreed.
"We have to approach this game with the right attitude if we want to make a piece of history," the 30-year-old striker said.
This is the furthest Roma has progressed in Europe's premier club competition since 1984, when they lost the European Cup final to Liverpool on penalties.
Spalletti admitted that taking on a club with such an illustrious past - and one which has lost at home once this season - in front of 75,000 fans is a formidable challenge.
But he stressed that his main worry before the game is the condition of Totti, who has been suffering leg-muscle pains in recent days.
Chilean midfield playmaker David Pizarro, who was suspended for the first leg, also has a minor leg problem and pulled out of training Monday.
Both players are expected to take the field Tuesday night though.
Spalletti is without suspended midfielder Simone Perrotta, whose place will probably go to Sweden's Christian Wilhelmsson.
The loss of Perrotta is balanced out by the absence of Paul Scholes, who was sent off in Rome last week, in the ranks of the home side.
Roma are also favoured by the fact that the onus will be on United to take the game to them, which could open up nice counter-attacking opportunities.
Furthermore, the hosts are under pressure after losing to Portsmouth at the weekend and seeing their lead in the English championship cut to three points.
The Italian authorities have called on the 5,000 Roma fans expected to attend the game to be on their best behaviour and keep a low profile.
There are fears of crowd trouble after knife attacks and a controversial police baton charge on Red Devils fans in the Italian capital last week.
On Tuesday morning, however, Roma fans in Manchester told ANSA that the atmosphere in the city was calm and said they had been given a warm welcome.
As well as 'Benvenuti' banners on the stadium, Roma fans found waiting for them an article in Italian by a local Rome-born businessman in Manchester's most-read paper, the Manchester Evening News.
It told them to enjoy Manchester's pubs, stick to the city centre, and join with him in getting behind the team.
On Wednesday night, AC Milan have what looks to be a stiffer test in store away at Bayern Munich.
The first leg at Milan's San Siro Stadium ended 2-2. This means AC must win or secure a very high scoring draw to go through.
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is expected to use Filippo Inzaghi as a lone striker, even though there are doubts about the 33-year-old's fitness.
Ancelotti's attacking options are limited because Brazil star Ronaldo is cup-tied and Alberto Gildardino is suspended.
Even if Inzaghi is not 100%, Bayern are sure to be wary of him - he has scored against them five times in the last five seasons.
He has also scored more goals in European competitions than any other Italian, 55.
