It was Roma’s first defeat in 12 league games and they are now placed fifth in the table with 58 points from 34 games, five points behind fourth-placed Juventus.
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AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho hopes Inter Milan will win the Scudetto after his side’s 3-1 defeat at San Siro on Saturday. Goals from Denzel Dumfries, Marcelo Brozovic and Lautaro Martinez sealed Inter’ win and helped them to move to the summit of the Serie A standings. Meanwhile Roma scored a consolation goal through Henrikh Mkhitaryan late in the game.
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“To win against Inter, either you catch them on an off night, or you have to be absolutely perfect.
“And tonight we were good – but we were not perfect.”#ASRoma #InterRoma
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 23, 2022
“Inter are Inter, they are the best team in Serie A with players great in every aspect, but with all due respect, there are many ‘animals’ in their squad – in a good way!” Mourinho told DAZN.
“We needed to be perfect today and we weren’t perfect. We did well, but we weren’t perfect. It was 0-0 and we had that big chance with Mancini’s header, 10 seconds later they scored with a through ball. The second goal was also a through ball after we lost the ball.
“There was a lack of concentration and confidence for about 10-15 minutes before the break. In the second half, we conceded a goal from a set play that my players knew full well how to defend, because we talked about it so much.
“We had the courage to play and keep going. I prefer to lose after three months against a team that is stronger than us, so I have nothing to say.”
It was Roma’s first defeat in 12 league games and they are now placed fifth in the table with 58 points from 34 games, five points behind fourth-placed Juventus who will take on Sassuolo later on Monday.
Roma are the only Italian side remaining in Europe and they will face Leicester City in the first leg of the semi-final of European Conference League on Thursday.
“Now we need to rest, chase the dream of reaching the Conference League Final, which will be so tough on Thursday. As I said, if I had to lose, I preferred losing against a team that was stronger.”
