After victory over Atalanta, Roma midfielder Simone Perotta says a top four finish must be the bare minimum for the club.
Roma now lie ninth in Serie A, albeit just three points of fourth place.
Perotta said: "The minimum objective is to arrive among the first four teams.
"The road is long. There is only a three-point gap. We need to keep getting consecutive results then we'll pull out the calculator.
"From here to Christmas will be an important journey and we hope to profit on the negative periods of our rivals."