AS Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco was pleased with the character shown for their 3-2 win over Genoa on Sunday night.

There were reports he would lose his job if Roma were beaten.

“I have to compliment the lads for managing to play in a really surreal atmosphere.

"It was not easy, you can see we are still a team that is 'ill' in a way, so we've certainly had better performances, but we'll take the points," Di Francesco told Sky Sport Italia.

“I chose above all players who were fresh, young and free of the pressure. My only other option in attack was Patrik Schick, I had no options off the bench in midfield, while in defence I picked Juan Jesus because he is tough and I needed that in this game.

“Since Schick has been here, he has lacked a bit of determination. I want him to be a striker, to go for it and press people. We all expect more from him, but more importantly he is a young lad and there are many players here who are first and foremost men, so if they are having trouble, they need to be helped."