Italian striker Christian Vieri has said that South Korea are perhaps the toughest team Italy culd face in the second phase of the World Cup.

BBC: Vieri wary of 'tough' Korea

Interim manager Aurelio Andreazzoli had said before the game that his team "won't lack commitment" against the Italian champions and so it proved as Roma arrested their freefall down the table and instead climb to seventh above Udinese and Catania -- ahead of their games against Genoa and Bologna on Sunday.

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