Roma coach Paulo Fonseca hailed their character after Thursday's 2-1 defeat of Europa League opponents Ajax.
Pau Lopez saved a penalty as the Giallorossi won the first-leg of this quarterfinal tie 2-1 with a Lorenzo Pellegrini free kick and Roger Ibanez strike.
“It was an important victory, especially after all the injury problems that we've had," Fonseca told Sky Sport Italia.
“Ajax are a great team, as we saw tonight, but the lads put in a wonderful performance. Qualification is still open, but winning here was very important.
“I think the team realised this is a tough moment and gave their all, especially after Spinazzola's injury, as he had been playing so well.
“We were always aware that we could score goals here, the team felt confident even during difficult moments. It's a big victory.
“It was a match of great intensity and tension, but we did what we prepared."
Roma again gifted goals by playing out from the back with some costly errors.
“It's true, the disappointing thing is that we often make it difficult for ourselves. We had controlled Ajax's attacks and they are one of the best teams in Europe going forward. The important thing was we never let our heads drop, we kept going and reacted."
