Roberto Mancini refused to discuss the referee, preferring to focus
on Inter's mistakes that proved costly against Roma on Sunday.
Inter
conceded two Miralem Pjanic goals in the final half an hour as
second-placed Roma ran out 4-2 victors in Serie A action at the Stadio
Olimpico.
Mancini, who lost for the first time since replacing Walter Mazzarri
ahead of the Milan derby last week, was sent to the stands following
Roma's third goal on the hour-mark.
However, the Italian boss was left to lament errors that saw his team slip to 11th in the top flight.
"Just look at the game ... I honestly don't want to waste words on
the referee. I don't care. I protested, but it wasn't a protest about
nothing," Mancini told Sky Sport Italia.
"Roma have been playing very well since last year, so we knew it
would be difficult, but we were in it up to a certain point and that is
important.
"We made mistakes, as they were able to cut in from the right too
often and we wasted some chances. We did good and bad things tonight, so
we have to work.
"These are quality players and you can't leave them space to play. We were too slow closing them down."
Inter are six points adrift of the UEFA Champions League play-off
spot after 13 matches but Mancini has not given up hope of qualifying
for the illustrious competition.
"We cannot achieve everything in a few months. We'll try to do the
best we can and would certainly aim to qualify for the Champions League
with two different paths to that," said the former Manchester City
manager.
"This team was built to play with a different system and different
coach in Mazzarri, so we are missing players in certain positions and
need time to adapt. We have a month until the Christmas break and need
to do all we can in this time."
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