Mourinho on Juventus defeat: I saw a great Roma today | OneFootball

Roma coach Jose Mourinho was left frustrated after their 1-0 defeat to Juventus.

A scrappy goal from Moise Kean proved the winner for the Bianconeri, with Wojciech Szczesny denying Roma midfielder Jordan Veretout from the penalty spot.

“I can only say I saw a great Roma today. That's what I told my players in the locker room," Mourinho told DAZN.

“Obviously, we are talking about a defeat and zero points, but all I can say is that was a great Roma in every respect. Congratulations for the organisation, the hard work, those who played despite some physical difficulties, missing players through international duty.

“I saw courage, confidence, belief. Obviously, the defeat will always be a defeat, but if I look at the project, that means looking at the growth of the team over time.

“I might see it differently to you, but I saw the team that deserved to win ended up losing. That is football."

He added: “Giving three minutes of stoppages, that shows intention. The penalty incident, I don't want to comment on. I don't have all the information at hand, I haven't seen the replays. I want to isolate myself from that incident and concentrate on everything my team did.

“All the words we heard from Juventus in the tunnel and the locker room, I hope they say it in public too. They know how much they struggled against us.

“I won here many years ago without playing so well, today we lost when playing very well and showing we are going in the right direction."