A match in the 22nd round of Serie A was contested, and Roma challenged Saranitana away. Roma's results this season have not been satisfactory, with only 9 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats in the first 21 league games, but there is still hope of hitting the top 4, after all, the gap with Atalanta in 4th place is not too big. In the Coppa Italia Roma is already out. In the Europa League, Roma will play in the play-offs. New coach De Rossi won his debut after replacing Jose Mourinho, taking Hellas Verona. This time Roma face Salernitana, who are at the bottom of the table. As a result, Roma beat Salernitana 2-1 to make it two wins in a row.
Roma lined up 433 formations in this game. The attacking trident of El Shaarawy, Romelu Lukaku and Dybala combined to attack. Lorenzo Pellegrini, Cristante and Beauvais make up the midfield three. Rasmus Christensen, Diego Llorente, Gianluca Mancini and Karlsdorp started the game in the back four. Patricio was the starting goalkeeper.
Roma dominated possession from the start of the game but few chances were created. Salernitana, on the other hand, played more directly and got better chances. Candreva was active and had a number of shots on goal, but none of them were scored. Bradaric and Shauna both had shots cleared. At half-time, the score was still 0-0! In the second half, Roma relied on a penalty opportunity and Dybala converted it to take the lead. Manuel Pellegrini then doubled the score. Although Kastanos pulled a goal back for Salernitana, Salernitana were unable to score another goal until the end of the game. The final score was 2-1, and Roma narrowly won.
It's incredible that Roma are behind in a lot of stats in this game, but they can win. Roma managed 62% possession and just 5 shots on goal, resulting in 2 goals. Salernitana, on the other hand, had 15 wild shots, seven of which were on target, but only scored one goal. Rome is also very lucky. In the post-match WhoScored ratings, Candreva scored seven and failed to score four shots, made four key passes and made two successful dribbles. Despite his activity, he couldn't help the team get points.
After Mourinho's sacking, Roma ushered in a rebirth, and the new coach De Rossi was divine, leading Roma to two consecutive victories. Manuel Pellegrini also put in a great performance, scoring two goals in these two games and being very efficient. At present, Roma has temporarily moved up to fifth place with 35 points, only one point away from the Champions League zone.