Following the Giallorossi’s convincing 2-0 victory over Spezia, Roma boss Jose Mourinho provided his insight on the brilliant display away from home.
A fantastic one-two combination to break on the counter that was architected by Paulo Dybala paved the way for Stephan El Shaarawy to score the opening goal towards the end of the first half.
The Argentine continued where he left off after the whistle as he distributed a magnificent through-ball to find Tammy Abraham in between the defence, who tucked the ball past the keeper to double the capital club’s lead in the 48th minute of play and seal three points at the Stadio Alberto Picco.
With Roma maintaining their unbeaten run since the start of the new yearwith four wins and a draw across all competitions after overcoming Gotti’s side, Mourinho’s men find themselves in fourth place with 37 points, level with Inter who have a game in hand.
Following the vital fixture, the Portuguese tactician gave his input on Roma’s display and Nicolo Zaniolo’s situation, as relayed by Tuttomercatoweb:
What struck you tonight?
“Team play. A team that worked well during the week, on the organization of the game. I saw what we worked on, it wasn’t easy to play here, with a motivated team and a positive series. We did it very well The 2-0 is not a result that closes games, but I felt calm on the bench, it seemed like a controlled game and I liked it”.
Would someone be needed if Zaniolo left?
“I’ve never lost a minute thinking about the post-Zaniolo transfer market. Maybe I’m wrong, but my condition is that there’s no story. I haven’t thought about anything, it’s very simple for me. What the director tells me is absolute truth and what he tells me makes me say that there is no story. I would be surprised if Zaniolo leaves, if he does we will have an emergency meeting to intervene”.
How do you recover the relationship with Roma with Zaniolo?
“I’ve always had words of support for him. The relationship with me is good, let’s see what happens with the environment. From a legal point of view, the door is open, my condition is that the door is closed, but in football something can happen. Nicolò gives everything every time he plays, period, and in this sense my relationship with him has always been good and yesterday was good too. player who tells you he’s not capable of helping the team right now. I don’t have to recover the report, there’s no problem. This week it’s important to have scored three points and a good game.”
