At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 11, the 32nd round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: Jose Mourinho's Roma host "deputy squad leader" Salenitana.
In the 31st round of Serie A, Juventus lost 0-1 at home to Inter Milan, and Allegri said: Juve's goal has always been the fourth position, and Roma may catch up at any time.
That's a bit of a low-key statement! Juve's hopes of winning the title are slim, but the fourth position is still unshakable, and it is not easy for Roma to replace Juve fourth. For Mourinho's side, competing for a Europa League ticket is a more realistic goal, after all, Lazio is also Roma's main rival.
In the first match of this round, After Lazio beat Genoa 4-1 away, he accumulated 55 points in 32 games to rise to fifth in the Serie A table, and one more point than Roma in one more round.
Roma started 3421, Tammy Abraham played in the center, Gian and Mkhitaryan on the forward line, sharawj, Oliveira, Christant and Karlsdorp in midfield, three centre-backs Ibanes, Smoling and Kumbula, and goalkeeper Patricio. The total value of the starting eleven is 170 million euros.
Salernitana started 352 and France's Ribery teamed up front with Giurić. The total value of the starting eleven is only 17.1 million euros, one-tenth of the offside of Roma.
After the opening, Roma launched an attack, and in the first minute, Roma corner kicked out, and Abraham's header from inside the box was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 4th minute, Mkhitaryan dribbled in laterally and fired inside, which was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 12th minute, Salenitana's attack, Ederson you dribbled the ball all the way into the big box and shot a kick, Patricio lifted the ball out of the bottom line.
In the 19th minute, Sharawi dribbled the ball and crossed from the front and Mkhitaryan followed up with a shot that was deflected.
In the 22nd minute, Salernitana took a free kick in front of him, Radovanovic took the ball and shot it, and the ball was scored! Roma, who played at home, trailed 1-0.
In the 34th and 40th minutes, Roma twice had players fall to the ground in the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty after being verified by VAR.
In the 43rd minute, Roma's free kick in front of the field, Oliveira took a direct shot at the goal, which was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 60th minute, Oliveira's long pass from the back was deflected off the top of the goal by a Roma player after a combination of Roma players.
In the 81st minute, Mkhitaryan's cross was met by Perez and Roma pulled the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 85th minute, Roma set the ball forward, Velato drove into the box and Smalling followed up with a push to break the goal. Roma 2:1 overtake.
In stoppage time, Roma quickly counter-attacked, Zaniolo scored into the box and shot, but the perfect opportunity was wasted.
In the end, with goals from Perez and Smalling, Roma defeated Salernitana 2-1 at home. Roma scored 57 points in 32 games, returning to fifth in the Serie A table, five points behind fourth-place Juventus.