GRACIA:ROMA THINKS ONLY OF SECOND CHANCE AFTER DRAW

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INNOCENT-THE BLOGGER-BOY

The Frenchman says the Giallorossi have given up on the Scudetto
after failing to reduce their nine-point deficit to the Bianconeri

Rudi Garcia has all but thrown in the towel in the fight for this season's Serie A title, admitting that Roma's sole concern after Monday's 1-1 draw with Juventus is holding onto second place.
The Giallorossi claimed an unlikely point at the Stadio Olimpico, with Seydou Keita levelling the game with a deflected header after the hosts had fallen a man and a goal down when Carlos Tevez converted the free-kick that had resulted in the dismissal of Vasilis Torosidis for a second bookable offence.
Garcia was enthused by his side's resilience and said that the Giallorossi will keep fighting right until the end of the season.
However, the Frenchman nonetheless conceded that Roma had needed to reduce their nine-point deficit to Juve to keep their Scudetto hopes alive, and that their primary goal now has to be keeping third-placed Napoli at bay.
"It was a very tactical game, decided on set-pieces," the Frenchman told Sky Sport Italia. "I saw an exceptional reaction on the part of Roma, who were a goal and a man down.
"We're still alive. Otherwise, we would not have played like this at the end of the game.
"We didn't play for the draw. It was simply that it was a tight, tactical game without any chances.
"But then we saw great desire and we deserved a second goal in those final 30 minutes.
"There are a lot of games left but now we need only to think about defending second place, which is what we have done this evening because we have gained a point on Napoli [who were beaten by Torino]."
Roma are four points clear of Napoli, and six ahead of fourth-placed Lazio.