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Roma coach Mourinho relieved with victory over Udinese

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was relieved after their 3-1 win against Udinese.

Roma won 3-1, with the score locked at 1-1 before Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaawary struck.

On El Shaarawy's goal, Mourinho said, “I feel like we're trying to break records for goals scored in the final minutes. We also seem to prefer scoring goals when it is under the Curva Sud.

“I celebrated because it was the goal that finished the game. With those substitutions, we lost defensive intensity and I did not feel terribly secure. When I realised that goal killed off the match, I relaxed and hugged a child near the bench. I had to hug the first person I saw, fortunately it wasn't a policeman or something.

“We had got a little unbalanced with Azmoun and Paulo together. Azmoun is a profile I love, but he is missing something in his defensive capabilities to be a real Mourinho player. Dybala is not that disciplined defensively either, so you can manage with one like that, but not two."

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