It has been a bad week for the Viola, who were eliminated from the Champions League midweek and this afternoon lost 1-0 away to Roma.

“Both teams took on the challenge and we return home much more optimistic than after other away games.

“After this performance, there is nothing that worries me. Perhaps I was a little more concerned before, but not now.

“I saw a match played by two sides who wanted to win and take the initiative. If we can give consistency to this type of performance, then we can start winning on our travels.”

Francesco Totti’s goal proved decisive, but both teams had dozens of chances in the exciting encounter.

“We took the right attitude and can see Fiorentina have real margin for improvement. Roma recovered from their crisis because they went looking for the opportunities and also had a bit of luck.

“At the moment things aren’t going our way, but we have to keep pushing and this performance can keep our confidence up.”

Alberto Gilardino suffered a cut to the ankle, but Prandelli assured it was “probably nothing serious.”