A frosty Jose Mourinho claimed that his Roma side would need "more than a miracle" to finish inside the Champions League places - even after rivals Juventus were deducted 10 points.
Former Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham boss Mourinho failed to guide the Giallorossi to victory at the same time as Juve's punishment for alleged false accounting was confirmed by Italian football chiefs on Monday evening. Roma sit sixth in Serie A as a result, but they could've been just two points off fourth-placed AC Milan had they beaten Salernitana at the Stadio Olimpico.
Nemanja Matic's late equaliser could only salvage a 2-2 draw, meaning that Mourinho and co's best chance of returning to the Champions League is winning the Europa League final against Sevilla next week. Roma's managing director, Tiago Pinto, had previously stated that a top-four finish in Serie A was the club's target this season, but compatriot and colleague Mourinho vehemently disagrees, equating their chances to "Jesus Christ coming to Rome and having a walk around the Vatican."
