Mourinho: "Extra minutes were in Lukaku's favour"

Roma head coach Jose Mourinho spoke about the performance of striker Romelu Lukaku in the match against Sheriff.

Romelu Lukaku, Getty Images

"Did you expect such a fighting form? Yes, I did. Because of his physique, he is one of those players who need to play and be as mobile as possible. This can only be achieved by accumulating playing time, so I put him in the game.

I thought about substituting him earlier, but given that I had already made four substitutions, I was afraid that something might happen to one of my players. That's why I only brought on Andrea Belotti for Lukaku in the last 15 minutes. The extra minutes were in Lukaku's favour," Mourinho was quoted as saying by Roma's official website.

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