In the early morning of January 17, Beijing time, the 22nd round of this season's Serie A ended a match, Roma home against Cagliari. In the end, Roma relied on the penalty of new signing Oliveira to win 1-0, ending a two-game losing streak, after which Mourinho thought the team should have won five goals.
In this round of the league, Roma's four opponents Juventus and Lazio have won, reaching 41 points and 35 points respectively, starting to shake off Roma, so that the pressure on manager Mourinho has increased dramatically.
In the last 6 league rounds, Roma have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3, only beating Spezia and Atalanta, and also lost to Inter, Juventus and AC Milan. Mourinho has not yet beaten the top three teams in Serie A after taking charge of Roma, and was also doubled by Juventus at home and away.
Now the second half starts and Roma can't afford to lose every league round. Returning home against relegated favourite Cagliari, Roma almost won a penalty in the opening 2 minutes, Zagnolo was tripped inside the penalty area, and the referee awarded the penalty first and then cancelled the penalty.
In the 33rd minute, Oliveira fired angrily into the arm of the opposing player, the referee confirmed by VAR and awarded a penalty, and then Oliveira personally took the shot to help Roma break the deadlock 1-0.
It was Oliveira's debut for Roma, which was introduced in the winter window by renting and buying later. Since entering the three-point era in 1994/95, Oliveira has also become the first midfielder in Roma history to score a goal on his Serie A debut.
In the end, Roma relied on Oliveira's penalty to break the goal, beat the opponent 1-0, ended the two-game losing streak, and successfully scored three points, and manager Mourinho avoided the first time since taking charge of Roma that he suffered four consecutive Serie A winless games.
After the game, coach Jose Mourinho ended the interview, saying that the team should have been able to win 5 goals, in short, this victory is very important.
After the win, Roma reached 35 points, tied Lazio, relying on goal difference advantage to rank sixth, Lazio ranked seventh, while there are still six points away from fifth-placed Juventus, and 6 points behind fourth-placed Atalanta in the second round of the minor rounds, it is very difficult to compete for four.