On the evening of February 5, Beijing time, the 24th round of Serie A continued to play: Roma vs Genoa. In the first half, there were not many threatening attacks from both teams; in the second half, Otis was highly red carded and Zaniolo's goal was blown. In the end, the 0-0 score was maintained until the end. Rome, the war against Genoa.
In the current standings, Roma are sixth and Genoa are in second-to-last place. In their first meeting of the season, Roma won 2-0 away. So in this showdown, the vast majority of people think that Rome will win easily.
Throughout the first half, Genoa's frantic scrambling left the game in tatters. At the same time, Rome's attack was also helpless. In the 56th minute of the second half, Mourinho made a substitution adjustment: replacing Oliveira and Niles with Sharavi and Gian Jr. to strengthen the attack.
In the 67th minute, Ortizgo was sent off with a red card for a foul as the last defender. In the 70th minute, Wellertu replaced Karlsdorp. In the 80th minute, Mourinho, who was anxious on the sidelines, personally ran to "kick the ball" so that the ball could be sent out quickly. Still, he received verbal "warnings" from the assistant referee.
In the 91st minute, Zaniolo completed the deadly. However, VAR intervened before the Roma player fouled first.
0-0, Rome finally exploded the Cold War in Pinggenoa.
This match is a milestone of Mourinho's 100 games in Serie A. Unexpectedly, ending with such a score. The game that should have scored 3 points, but took 1 point, also made the situation of Roma for the fourth place more difficult: at present, Roma is 39 points, fourth Atalanta is 43 points, and their opponent in this round is Cagliari. If Atalanta wins, the point difference between the two sides will widen to 7 points. And in the middle of the two teams, there is also a Juve.
Roma starters: 1- Patricio, 23-G. Mancini, 6-Smalling, 3-Ibanes, 2-Karsdorp, 27-Sergio, 4-Cristante, 77-Mkhitaryan, 15-Niles, 22-Zagnolo, 9-Abraham
Genoa starters: 57 Sirigu, 36 Hefferti, 13 Barney, 3 Van Hesden, 15 John Vazquez, 27 Sturaro, 47 Badelli, 90 Portanova, 20 Ekuban, 45 Jeboa, 23 Destro