In the early morning of December 14, Beijing time, the 17th round of Serie A of the season ushered in the final match, Roma played at home against Spezia. In the end, Roma relied on the combined goal of Smalling and Logé Ibanez to win 2-0, reaching 28 points, surpassing Empoli and Juventus, rising to 6th place, and disrupting the situation in the fourth place.
In the last round of the league, Roma lost 3-0 at home to defending champions Inter Milan, and Mourinho suffered the worst serie A match since he took charge of Roma, and it was also Roma's biggest loss in Serie A this season.
The Europa League shines against Bode in the middle of the week, allowing Roma to reach the round of 16 without having to play the play-offs, so Mourinho can shift his focus to Serie A. Before rome played in this round, Juventus, Fiorentina and Empolido all completed a round of rebound, and Mourinho could not afford to lose this round.
In this game, Mourinho and Spezia coach Motta staged a "master-apprentice showdown", and the two entered the stadium before the game and hugged.
In the opening 6th minute, Roma opened a corner kick, Abraham's header from the penalty area was crossed, small and Smalling grabbed the point in front of the goal, and Roma made a fantastic start 1-0.
In the 24th minute, Vigna's shot was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 30th minute, Abraham's reverse shot was blocked by the opposing player. In the final stages of first-half stoppage time, Tammy Tammy Abraham's shot hit the crossbar and his teammate's shot was cleared off the defensive goal line, missing a good opportunity to extend the scoreline.
In the 56th minute, Rogé Ibanez received a corner pass from his teammate and broke through the goal to help Roma extend the score 2-0.
In the 61st minute, Spezia swept the goal by Manay and the referee ruled the penalty invalid due to offside. In the 93rd minute, Gian scored a goal, the referee signaled a handball foul, was sent off by two yellows and one red, and finally Roma won 2-0
Facing the relegation favourites, Roma did not lose points at home, and after successfully scoring 3 points, the points reached 28 points, equalizing Juventus, and due to the advantage of goal difference, they rose to 6th in the table, 8 points behind the fourth-place Napoli.
For Mourinho, there is still hope that Roma will attack the Champions League qualification, which refers to Inter Milan, who left the top eight points at the beginning of the season and now leads the table.