Eusebio Di Francesco was furious at the Sampdoria penalty incident and felt Roma deserved more than a point, but was vague on Edin Dzeko’s future.

Fabio Quagliarella’s penalty had given Samp the lead after protests over a possible foul on Kevin Strootman, but Dzeko equalised in stoppages by nodding in 19-year-old Mirko Antonucci’s cross.

Eusebio Di Francesco was furious at the Sampdoria penalty incident and felt Roma deserved more than a point, but was vague on Edin Dzeko’s future.

Fabio Quagliarella’s penalty had given Samp the lead after protests over a possible foul on Kevin Strootman, but Dzeko equalised in stoppages by nodding in 19-year-old Mirko Antonucci’s cross.

“A defeat would’ve been very unfair, especially as we went behind on a situation where there was a foul,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium.

“I do not share certain decisions that decided the match. Roma should’ve scored more of our chances, we were a little unlucky, but we rediscovered certain moves that lately had been less visible.

“Dzeko was at our disposal despite the rumours, which you know about more than me. Dzeko is here and as long as that is the case, I will play him. He proved himself to be a great professional, a decisive player and someone who is good for this team.

“I want to compliment the kid Antonucci who came on, showed great quality and provided the assist.

“This match sees Roma emerge with rediscovered spirit. At times we try to create goals in ways that are too spectacular and ought to be focused more on being clinical. Sampdoria play good football and we didn’t deserve to be behind, especially on that incident.

“I think it was a serious error. The ball had gone past, Strootman was trying to follow it and the defender got in the way. It’s called obstruction, that is what I also told the referee.

“The worst part of it is that the linesman waved his flag to award a free kick and the referee overruled him, so that really irritated me. VAR is meant to give the referees help and protect teams, but if you tell me that is not obstruction, then we have two very different ideas of football.

“I have to compliment my players, but we should’ve scored earlier and indeed won the game. At times we’re a little imprecise in our passing.”

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