Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco was pleased with their 1-0 win over Bologna.

A superb volley from Stephan El Shaarawy proved the winner.

“I told the lads to focus on our style of playing, as in three games we've taken 78 corners and kept three clean sheets, so I'm happy," Di Francesco told Mediaset Premium.

“I wouldn't call them ugly wins. We created many opportunities and dominated, but tonight we met a strong Bologna side that created problems with their diagonal runs. The defensive movements were good from my men, although Bologna have caused problems for all the big clubs.

“We can rotate the squad because we remain focused on the same credo, which is to work with the ball. We made a few too many mistakes this evening in their half and in the final third. We must be more clinical to kill the game, which was the same issue on Wednesday with Crotone.

“There were initial difficulties this season working on the defence, just like at school, but the whole team is improving its movements and mechanisms. It's satisfying to see Kevin Strootman and even Edin Dzeko pressing opponents."