
AS Roma's Mohamed Salah shoots to score. (Reuters)
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti praised his squad, including Egypt ace Mohamed Salah after a 3-1 win over Napoli in the Serie A on Saturday.
"Yes, it was a good game and a good victory but there are things that we can do better," Spalletti told the club's official website.
Ex-Manchester City striker, Bosnian Edin Dzeko scored just two minutes from half-time, completing his personal brace with a header nine minutes after the break.
"The guys nevertheless played some nice stuff and scored important goals against a top side," Spalletti added.
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It was the fourth goal and the second assist of the season for former Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah, who also praised his teammates after the game, including Dzeko.
“Dzeko's a fantastic player and I like playing on the same team as him in training. He's gotten off to a superb start this year—he's already scored seven. He's a key player for us,” Salah said.
“It was really important to win today because it takes us above Napoli. Now we need to keep playing this well… We have a great team with great players and we want to win something."
The win took Roma to second place of the Serie A table on 16 points, two adrift of leaders and defending champions Juventus.
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