Maran: We faced a great Roma side

“We faced a great Roma side,” said Maran after the game. “The Giallorossi really deserved the win. The three injuries we picked up made things more difficult for us but we were up against a very strong team. We have to say well done to Roma today.”

The Chievo boss also bemoaned his side’s luck at the Olimpico: “When you play this Roma team you need that element of good fortune to have a hope of getting a result and we didn’t have that today, especially in terms of the three injuries. We had chances to get ourselves back into the game in the second half but we couldn’t manage it. That said, Roma proved they’re a hard team to face and deserved the win.”

Maran also said a few words about the ovation the Olimpico gave Francesco Totti when he came on: “Totti will be proud of that and he deserves it because he’s shown such loyalty to Roma. He’s a top player and it was a pleasure to see him in the dressing room.”