Grosso hails Roma's strength after Fiorentina defeat

Fabio Grosso acknowledged Roma's quality in the aftermath of Fiorentina's loss to the Giallorossi. Speaking to DAZN, the Fiorentina manager praised his opponents while reflecting on his own side's performance. "We faced a strong, well-structured team," Grosso said. "We knew it would be very difficult. It's a shame because we conceded goals through carelessness, some sloppiness we need to be good at eliminating. We need to fill the match better. There's a lot to do, I knew it and I know it. From tomorrow we'll get to work and grow in every respect. Today the obstacle was very, very high, against an opponent that created us many difficulties. We know it, we need to be good at continuing to work. We intend to become a team, which is the most important thing."

Roma finished third last season, a status Grosso cited as evidence of their strength. He acknowledged the difficulties in assembling his squad late in the transfer window. "There have been many difficulties, we're not satisfied with the performance we gave but the road is long," he explained. "You can't build everything in a short time, but you can be present in the match. Many small things that go beyond our path. In the closing stages we need to be good at understanding that conceding a fourth goal or not makes a difference. Today wasn't easy, Roma is strong and finished third last year. We're building ourselves, but we're capable of doing better than what we did today. We must not concede chances through sloppiness or superficiality as happened last season."

Grosso was asked about the ongoing transfer situation involving Moise Kean, whom he fielded in the second half despite the uncertainty. He deflected responsibility to the club's hierarchy while acknowledging the distraction of an open transfer window. "There's the club thinking about it and it will make the necessary considerations. We're inside this situation and this period, which everyone judges as unsatisfactory. The focus on playing matches gets taken away," he said. On the contribution of Mastantuono, Grosso was positive: "He played with personality, he's a young lad who came to prominence last year when he went to Real Madrid. He can grow in continuity and we can help him express his characteristics. I liked his approach, he also created the conditions for important chances. We have many young lads with potential, but to play matches of this level you need to put many other characteristics beyond the objective qualities we have. We need to grow, we know it."