Roma president James Pallotta has apologised to the club's fans following their shock elimination from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Spezia.
The Serie B side held Rudi Garcia's men to a 0-0 draw across 120 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday before triumphing 4-2 in the penalty shootout, with Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko missing for the hosts.
Only last week, Pallotta had criticised the media for "beating up" his players over a poor recent run which has seen them win just one of their last eight matches in all competitions.
But the 57-year-old was more contrite in his assessment of Roma's latest slip-up, stating via the club's official Twitter account after the match: "On behalf of AS Roma & myself, I want to apologise to the fans for today's game. Congratulations to Spezia."