Kaka and Alberto Gilardino both scored twice alongside a strike from Massimo Ambrosini to leave the Rome faithful venting their anger at club president Claudio Lotito.

Stefano Mauri scored the only goal for the Biancocelesti in a match which also saw goalkeeper Fernando Muslera come under criticism after conceding a penalty and being at fault for at least two of the Rossoneri's other four goals.

"You can lose against Milan but certainly not in this manner. I want to apologise to our fans," said Rossi.

"The goalkeeper is just another player in the team. Sometimes he does well and other times not as well - as was the case with our goalkeeper on Sunday.

"Now we must heal our injuries and prove that a team of our level can bounce back from this defeat."