In the early morning of January 24, Beijing time, the 23rd round of Serie A continued to play: Roma challenged Empoli away. In the end, with Abraham's two goals, as well as goals from Oliveira and Zaniolo. Roma, beating Empoli 4-2, scored three points.
After the victory, Mourinho was in a good mood and said he was very satisfied with the match. At the same time, for the problem of the team being late for the second half of the game, I took the initiative to take responsibility and apologize: I took the time to explain the tactics to the players, it was my fault...
Why is Mourinho in such a good mood? Because, in this round, Atalanta drew 0-0 with Lazio, so Roma closed the point gap between them and the top four: 5 points. However, with a Juve in the first round of the Atlanta Junior Championship, Roma's prospects are still not optimistic.
Meanwhile, in this game, Roma almost repeated the mistake of playing Juve. In the first half, Roma took a four-goal lead. The result? Empoli pulled back two balls at once, and the scene became tense again. What if Empoli scored another one in about 80 minutes? Roma, for the game after leading, really can't play. This kind of non-kicking, mainly focused on defense.
In the goalscoring list, Roma scored 40 goals, ranking eighth in Serie A. However, Roma scored just two goals on penalties, leaving aside penalties and Roma were able to finish fifth. What about the number of goals conceded? Roma lost 30, the seventh-fewest team. See how many Juve lost? 21 pcs. How many more points can Roma score if they concede nine goals less?
Roma brought in Oliveira in the winter window, which was a very good signing: scoring in two consecutive games, the third new signing in Serie A since the three-point era. Visible, the effect of buying people. Next season, if Roma wants to have a breakthrough in performance and become a "regular" in the top four, the back line should be the focus of transformation. Otherwise, as far as Roma's defense is concerned, it will still drag the team's hind legs.