Roma coach Jose Mourinho paid tribute to his players after their 2-0 Europa League win against RB Salzburg.
Andrea Belotti and Paulo Dybala struck to send Roma into the round of 16.
It was a wonderful Roma that earned an important result, but also a complete performance on all levels. Once again, this was a team, a united group with solidarity, empathy, I liked all of it," Mourinho told Sky Italia.
I also have to say my staff did a fantastic job. I always say the coaches take credit for the work done by a whole staff, and our analysts did a really exhaustive job helping us to prepare and be ready for this match."
I want to thank El Shaarawy, who had to be sacrificed, because he had to be my Plan B. If he started, I did not have a Plan B. Tammy couldn't play long, Solbakken was unavailable, so I needed him to come on and change the pace, provide dynamism and has been playing so well recently. I feel bad for him, but this shows how we work together. I explained it, he accepted, and I am so happy with this tesam spirit.
It was a victory against a team coming from the Champions League that is absolutely packed with quality."