At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 10, the 21st round of Serie A will start a strong match, and Roma will face Juventus at home. Before the match, Juve finished 5th in Serie A with 35 points, roma ranked 7th in Serie A with 32 points, and the two teams were only 3 points apart. As you can imagine, neither Mourinho nor Allegri want to concede 3 points, after all, this is a direct meeting related to European qualification. Meanwhile, neither manager has been able to win on the occasion of the New Year, with both Roma and Juve hoping to snap to the first victory of the New Year.
Entering 2022, both Roma and Juventus have suffered heavy blows. First, Roma lost 3-1 to AC Milan in the first game of the New Year, while Juventus drew 1-1 at home to Napoli. Despite the difficulty of competing for the Serie A title, both Juve and Roma are eager to qualify for 1 Champions League, so every next 3 points is extremely important. In the first leg of the season, Roma regrettably missed a point and eventually lost 0-1 to the Bianconeri. In addition, Roma have lost 2 consecutive games against Juve, with a score of 2-0 and 1-0, and have suffered two consecutive clean sheets.
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First, in the last nine Serie A meetings, Juventus have remained unbeaten in seven of their last nine matches and have won consecutively in their last two games. It is worth noting that the last time the Zebra Legion defeated Rome three times in a row was in 2014.
Second, Juve have the most number of beats against Roma in Serie A (84 wins), during which time they have scored 270 times, second only to Inter Milan's 287 goals.
Third, Roma have won three of their last six home games against Juve, and Napoli have won more games at home since the 15/16 season.
Fourth, Roma have won all four of their first four home games of the season, but have won just two of their last six home games. Despite this, Roma still rank first in Serie A (5 times) in the number of times they have not conceded a goal at home.
Fifth, Roma have not won in the last 2 league games, which may lead to the first three-game winless under Mourinho. The last time this happened in Serie A was during the Fonseca era, when Roma won four consecutive games without a win.
Rome was worse off than Juventus. Mourinho's side have gone two games without a win and have conceded four points. What is more serious is that the Roma squad is already relatively thin, and once it cannot be sustained, Roma will face the dilemma of no European competition to play. Of course, Mourinho has already begun to work on the winter window transfer, and currently welcomes Arsenal midfielder Niles. The season has entered the second half, and Roma have not made any more efforts, and the consequences are unimaginable.
There is no doubt that this is a heavyweight showdown, but also a game about the end of the season. Juve and Roma both want to score three points to cement their points advantage, with both teams guaranteeing at least one European qualification. However, a Europa League qualification is trickier, and Roma must beat Juve by a big score in order to break into the top 5 of Serie A. It can be said that Mourinho and Allegri can not afford to lose, and this game will collide with different sparks.