Roma coach Jose Mourinho refused to criticise his players after their defeat at Bologna.

Roma lost 1-0, but Mourinho says he was proud of his players on the night.

“Credit to Sinisa [Mihajlovic] and Bologna, they played a great game. But credit to my players too. They gave it their all against everything and everyone," Mourinho told DAZN.

“Injuries before the game, injuries during the game, 'hidden' injuries to players who played the full 90 minutes. Then there were a few incidents but my players kept fighting.

“I am proud of these guys, I don't have negative feelings towards them."

Mourinho also said of Nicolo Zaniolo: “I will finish with one observation. I want to say something that probably goes against my interests: if I were Nicolo Zaniolo, I would start thinking that perhaps playing in Serie A means things will be stacked against me."