AS Roma chief Walter Sabatini has explained the sale of Dodo to Inter Milan.
Dodo has joined Inter on an initial loan.
"Sales are always emotional for me and always very negative, in any case," Sabatini said.
"We are compelled, they are compelled to make choices that we lament, together even in situations that football can offer, provide great suffering.
"They are two very strong players, we also sold Marquinhos, but have been obligated to do so, but each case is a particular case.
"Dodo has been sold, but I was not mugged, because I had the conviction that the boy would not be able to grow in this environment in which he has always been lambasted.
"You are not responsible for the sale of Dodo, but I had to take into account this aspect. I made a choice that was very difficult for me, but I think I have been fair to him.
"Maybe now he would receive a performance rating of '7', but here it never happened, here he took a '6' when the team won 6-0.
"Maybe it was because I foolishly said he would be a champion, he was sold mainly to save his life. The others were sold for economic and technical-tactical reasons."
