In the early morning of January 17, Beijing time, the 22nd round of Serie A continued to play: Roma vs Cagliari. In the 33rd minute, Oliveira made a point and personally took the penalty. After that, neither team changed the score again. 1-0, Roma beat Cagliari.
The focus of this round is undoubtedly at home to Atalanta to meet the national rice. However, the two teams fought for 90 minutes and missed many good opportunities to break the goal. The score of 0-0 lasted until the end.
In the matches played last night: Sassuolo 2-4 Verona, Venice 1-1 Empoli. So, let's look at the latest Serie A standings: Inter 50 points, AC Milan 48 points, Napoli 43 points, Atlanta 42 points, Juve 41 points, Roma, Lazio 35 points, Fiorentina 32 points...
Inter drew with Atalanta, with each side scoring one point. Although, the Nerazzurri are still at the top of the list. However, Milan have not yet played this round of matches and they will face Spezia at home in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Once won, Milan will have 51 points to overtake Inter in one more game and rise to the top of serie A. The Napoli match, also played in the early hours of tomorrow morning, is played against Bologna. Whether it can compete for the Serie A title depends on whether Napoli can score 3 points on the opponent.
Mourinho's side ended their previous three rounds without a win: 1-1 Sampdoria, 1-3 Milan and 3-4 Juventus. Currently, seven points behind Atalanta. Against Cagliari, Roma are actually at risk of being equalised many times. Fortunately, this time, they were lucky. When Mourinho was asked after the match why he couldn't kill the game, he replied: "Good question, but I don't have the answer either. "In fact, Roma's biggest mistake is that they should not let go of Dzeko at the beginning of the season.
Juve are now gaining momentum and have become a strong contender for the fourth place. In the next four rounds, Juve will face challenges: Sampdoria, Milan, Luna and Atlanta. Whether it can hit the top four and compete with Atlanta is undoubtedly the top priority.