Garcia slams Lulic over Salah tackle

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2015 by Foxsports.com

Roma head coach Rudi Garcia was infuriated by Senad Lulic's tackle on Mohamed Salah in their 2-0 win over Lazio in the Serie A on Sunday.

Roma head coach Rudi Garcia was infuriated by Senad Lulic's tackle on Mohamed Salah in their 2-0 win over Lazio in the Serie A on Sunday.

Salah was substituted just 60 minutes into the game after Lulic appeared to stamp of his ankle, for which the fullback wasn't even booked and Garcia believes it will be a miracle if his player escapes serious injury.

"We just hope there's no break," he said after the game. "You've seen the images so there's not much else to say. Tackles like that don't belong, not even in the derby.

"We need to protect the players and keep them safe. I hope it's not too serious for Salah, but it'll be a miracle if there's no break or fracture."

Garcia's team took the lead through a controversial decision after the referee awarded Roma a penalty that could easily have been given as a free kick just outside the box.

"If it's the foot that commits the foul - and I don't think it was - then it's outside of the area, but if you consider the knee as the body part committing the foul then it's on the line and a penalty," he explained.

"That said I just want to speak about football and not about decisions. Whether it was a penalty or not changes nothing about our win."

Edin Dzeko converted the spot kick to give Roma the lead before Gervinho secured the points in the second half.