In the early morning of March 21, Beijing time, the 30th round of Serie A ushered in the "Roma derby": Roma hosted Lazio at home.
Before the event, in the Serie A table, Lazio ranked fifth with 49 points in 29 games, 10 points behind Juve in the first round of the multi-match, and Roma ranked sixth with 29-28 points, and only one point less than Lazio.
In theory, the Roma duo still have the hope of competing for Champions League qualification, but considering the larger lead of milan and Napoli, as well as Juventus' recent Serie A record, it can only stay in theory. It is more realistic to set a small goal as competing for Europa League qualification.
Before the match, the veteran Serie A coach Zeman (who had coached Roma and Lazio) said in an interview with The Roma Sport newspaper that Lazio was more likely to win the Roma derby because Sarri did better than Mourinho, "Sarri has branded Lazio with himself." Mourinho has so far failed to live up to expectations, not at the level of communication, but at the level of football he has shown. Roma still don't understand what they want to do on the pitch, while Lazio is more compact. ”
At the pre-match press conference, in the face of questions from the media, Mourinho responded: "A coach who has won 25 championships will not respond to someone who has only won Serie B twice. You can ask me questions about Trappattoni or Capello, and as for Zeman..."
Just say don't practice the fake handle, see the real chapter on the court!
Roma started 3421, Tammy Abraham played in the center, on both sides Mkhitaryan, Pellegrini, midfielders Zalevsky, Oliveira, Christant and Karlsdorp, three centre-backs Ibanes, Smalling and Mancini, goalkeeper Patricio.
Lazio started 433, with Mobile, Pedri and Anderson forming a forward trident, midfielder Alberto, Lucas and Milinkovic, four defenders Hisay, Acerby, Felipe, Marusic and goalkeeper Strakosha.
The combined value of the starting eleven is comparable, with Roma at €210 million and Lazio at €200 million.
In the opening first minute, Roma's corner kick was fired, Pellegrini's header hit the crossbar and Abraham next to him made up for it. Roma led Lazio 1-0 and Mourinho's side made a fantastic start.
For Lazio, it was like a nightmare had just begun.
In the 22nd minute, Karsdorp picked up a teammate and crossed again, and Tammy Abraham rushed to the scene, shot at goal, and the ball went in! Roma extended the score to 2:0.
In the 40th minute, Roma's free kick in front of the field, Pellegrini took the penalty, direct shot into the dead corner, Roma 3-0 Lazio.
Lazio, who "did better", fell behind 0:3 at half-time, not only the old coach Zeman was beaten in the face, but Lazio coach Sarri may not have imagined.
In the second half, the score was never rewritten.
After the battle, Roma, who was sixth in the pre-match ranking, rose to fifth with 51 points in 30 games, while Lazio, who ranked fifth in the pre-match ranking, still accumulated 49 points in 30 games and fell to sixth, and the ranking in the Serie A table was just exchanged. I wonder how Zeman will feel after watching this game?