UCL: ‘They couldn’t take it anymore’ – Roma boss hit back at Mourinho over ‘dead’ comment

AS Roma manager, Gian Piero Gasperini has responded to Real Madrid caput coach, Jose Mourinho pursuing the latter’s assertion that the Italian club’s players were “dead” during Los Blancos’ singular comeback triumph successful the UEFA Champions League.

Roma relinquished a 3-1 pb successful the second stages of the 2nd half, yet suffering a 4-3 decision to Real Madrid successful the UCL.

Outstanding performances from Arda Guler, Endrick, Carlos Espi and Antonio Rudiger enabled the Madrid-based nine to signifier a comeback and unafraid victory.

After the match, Real Madrid caput manager Jose Mourinho facetiously suggested that the Italian club’s players had succumbed to pressure, some physically and mentally.

Gasperini disagreed with Mourinho’s remarks, maintaining that his squad had delivered a superior show passim the 90 minutes.

“I don’t deliberation so. It seems to maine that if anyone couldn’t instrumentality it anymore, it was them. We could person scored a fewer much goals.

“They were outclassed successful each department. They scored the goals, and they rightly count; they ...