Roma manager Jose Mourinho took aim at smaller clubs after his team returned to winning ways on Monday night.
The Giallorossi were coming into their game against Empoli off the back of two straight defeats. A 4-0 loss at Udinese at the start of the month was followed by defeat against Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad in their Europa League group stage opener.
Roma were made to work hard for their win at Stadio Carlo Castellani, with Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham finding the net either side of a Filippo Bandinelli effort for the hosts. Lorenzo Pellegrini's penalty miss denied the visitors a chance to extend their lead, but the 2-1 margin was enough in the end.
