Spalletti: Our players have shown massive potential

Roma manager Luciano Spalletti expressed his satisfaction with his players after they finished their Serie A campaign with a 3-1 win over AC Milan on Saturday.

Goals from Mohamed Salah, Stephan El Shaarawy and Emerson Palmieri secured all three points for the Giallorossi, as Spalletti's men ended a strong second half of the campaign in fitting style - although it was still not quite enough to leapfrog into second in the final standings.

"We produced a good performance tonight and the team deserved to win," Spalletti said. "[Daniele] De Rossi was back to his best. He dominated his area of the pitch – he really bossed it. [Kevin] Strootman did really well in the first half but struggled a little with fitness after the break."

He added: "We were at it right from the off. We wanted to take the game to them and press them from the first minute. We kept possession really well and played as a team.

"We’ve improved in terms of our character but we can still do more. We need to take better advantage of the chances we create."

Reflecting on his team's eventual third placed finish - after Napoli clinched second with their own emphatic win over Frosinone on Saturday - Spalletti had words of praise for Maurizio Sarri's side, but believes his players can build on their own efforts next term.

"Our team has done some great things," he said. "We had a fantastic Napoli side ahead of us and we congratulate them. Well done to [Gonzalo] Higuain too for his goal record. We did everything we could do so we should be satisfied."

He concluded: "Our players have done fantastically. They’ve shown massive potential this season."