After the start of the season, the performance of the two Roma heroes on both fronts has not been satisfactory, Roma are only 8th after the halfway point of Serie A, while Lazio are 7th, and both teams will have to work hard in the cup if they want to avoid the embarrassment of the big four. On this match day, the Coppa Italia 1 4 finals were played, and Roma and Lazio met in a narrow way to compete for a place in the last four. The two sides have met 5 times recently, with Roma only winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3, and whether Mourinho can lead the team to break through the blockade of the city's sworn enemies has become the focus of fans' concern. Lukaku was invisible all over the field, Dybala was replaced at half-time, Zaccagni won with a penalty kick, and Roma was eliminated by the remnants of Lazio, and there is a high probability that the four major players of the season will be empty.
The attitude of the two sides in the derby was very different, Mourinho was at the best of his ability, using the familiar 3-5-2 formation, with Romelu Lukaku and Dybala up front, Zalewski, Beauvais, Paredes, Cristante and Karlsdorp lined up behind, Mancini, Christensen and Huysen, who had just arrived on loan from Juventus, formed a back three, and the goalkeeper was Patricio.
Maurizio Sarri played in a 4-3-3 formation, but it was more surprising that the familiar players such as Pedro, Alberto and Daichi Kamada were all on the bench, while Immobile was absent due to injury. The two teams started the game and started to attack, but it was difficult for the attack to penetrate the heart, Dybala, Castellanos and Cataldi all launched long-range shots, but the effect was mediocre, the two sides exchanged blanks in the first 45 minutes, and returned to the dressing room with a 0-0 scoreline.
After returning to the pitch, Mourinho was the first to change his tactics, replacing Dybala with Manuel Pellegrini, but it was Lazio who scored first. In the 50th minute, Huysson recklessly kicked up in defense, Castellanos fell in the penalty area, and the famous whistle Orsato decisively awarded a penalty after **var. Zaccagni came home and Roma were 1-0 down.
In the 57th minute, Lazio played a tacit cooperation on the right side, Lazzari passed the ball in an inverted triangle, Vecino outflanked a volley in the middle, and Patricio confiscated the ball. Seeing that the situation was not right, the madman continued to adjust, and in the 58th minute, he made two more substitutions with a big wave of his hand, Spinazzola and Azmoun came on as substitutes, and Zalewski and Karlsdorp were replaced.
However, Mourinho's adjustment has never had an effect, and Roma's offensive is still at a loss. It wasn't until the 88th minute that Azmoun struggled to head the ball, Belotti's volley from inside the box was saved by Mandas, and Pellegrini fired from close range and couldn't escape the Lazio goalkeeper's ten fingers. In stoppage time, a clash broke out between the two teams, Pedro was sent off for delaying time and arguing with two yellow cards in a row, and Roma kicked one more man, but unfortunately it was too late.
In the end, Roma lost 0-1 to Lazio and missed the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, leaving only the Europa League to compete for, and there is a high probability that all four will be empty. Lazio, on the other hand, managed to advance to the last four, with a semi-final opponent between Juventus and Frosinone. In fact, throughout the game, although Roma had the advantage of possession, they only had 7 shots on goal in the whole game, 2 of which were on target, but there was no goal.
For most of the game, Roma's attack was disorganized and did not pose a threat at all, with Romelu Lukaku having just two shots on goal and none of them on target. From technical tactics to on-the-spot adjustments, Mourinho was completely blown out by Maurizio Sarri.
It's not hard to explain why fans are questioning why Jose Mourinho is at his best, and once the key players in the team don't play well, Roma can't play at all.