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| Spalletti enjoys Roma triumph |
Sunday 24 May, 2009 |
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Luciano Spalletti hailed Roma for their third consecutive victory at San Siro which clinched their Europa League spot.
“The lads did well and deserve praise for winning in a very difficult arena,” he said of the 3-2 win at Milan.
This is the third year running that Spalletti has left this fixture with the full points in his pocket.
“Qualifying for Europe gives confidence and strength to the club. It also puts into the spotlight the achievements of our hard work over the years, quite aside from our position right now.
“We have to see how we got here, the difficulties we overcame in what was an extremely complicated season.
“The future is certainly rosy for this team and this club.”
Spalletti has not yet confirmed whether he will remain on the Roma bench, while uncertainty reigns at club level too with Vinicio Fioranelli confirming an Arab-Swiss conglomerate's bid to buy out President Rosella Sensi.
The Coach had words for Paolo Maldini, whose final match at San Siro was spoilt by a small group of fans protesting against their captain.
“I was told by my players what happened, as they were shocked by this behaviour. If it's true then these are people who come to the stadium only to offend, fight and smash all that is beautiful about this sport.
“They should frankly do us all a favour and stay home. If you insult Maldini, then you really have crossed the line.”
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