Despite playing before their home supporters, the hosts leaked three goals but pulled one back in the closing minutes of the game.
Notwithstanding the embarrassing result, the tactician claims Roma were superior tactically while calling for improvement from his team.
“There are positive aspects and others that need improvement, but Roma's technical prowess is so high that at times it can seem like we haven't done certain things,” Nicola told the media.
“We expected them to play with Baldanzi as a false nine, but rather than gaining space to avoid being attacked from deep, we should have avoided giving up space. It's not a problem of reading the situation, because the reference points were clear.
“It was clear that when you push them to the edge of the penalty area, they can move the ball and make everything more difficult. The interpretation of some defensive duels should have been more courageous rather than keeping the attack deep, and that's what we said to ourselves at halftime.
“We created several opportunities tonight, scoring and even looking to make it 3-2. This is a source of pride for me; newly promoted teams can sometimes pay the price in matches like this, but Cremo has the courage to play their game.
“We have to be good at scoring when needed, because it can shift the balance even on a psychological level. This is the improvement; on the other hand, tonight we should have been more inclined to go forward. in attacking in depth.”