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."