Roma coach Jose Mourinho was delighted with their dramatic 2-1 win against Sassuolo.
The match marked Mourinho's 1,000th professional game in charge and he celebrated in style Stephan El Shaarawy's late winner.
Mourinho celebrated wildly and later explained, “Because during the week I was lying to people, telling everyone this wasn't a special game – perhaps I was trying to convince myself as well. But actually it was – this game had a really special meaning for me. And I am sure I will remember it for the rest of my life, because my 1000th game as a coach was this one.
"I didn't want to lose it, and I was very scared of having that be my lasting memory of the moment. So I was lying to everyone beforehand. It was an very special feeling.
“Today it could have finished 6-6 or 7-7, they could have won 2-1, whatever. In the final few minutes Rui Patricio made two or three incredible saves and we missed two or three chances when the goal was gaping. It was an incredible game for the neutral, an absolutely extraordinary match, with so many emotions to it.
“Today I wasn't 58 years old, but 10 or 12 or 14, when you start dreaming about a career in football. Running like I did [down the sideline], I was running like a child. And I apologised to [Sassuolo coach Alessio] Dionisi for that. I congratulated him and his players: they played brilliantly. Tonight we won, but if they had won I would not have been able to have any complaints."
This is the first time in his career he has won the first five games at a club.
“No, I didn't know that. It's the same as the milestone of 1000 games – I only realised when I was eight or seven short. They are not numbers I'm particularly interested in.
"Obviously I'm happy with the three points, and the great spirit we showed. But we cannot ignore Dionisi and how he must feel: He's a great coach, Sassuolo have a real identity about them – one that comes from De Zerbi, but he has applied his own elements to that. They are a great squad; I realised that as soon as I started studying them.
"These are three massive points for us. Perhaps God decided that I didn't deserve to have a negative memory of this particular game."