In the early morning of April 4, Beijing time, the 31st round of the Serie A match continued, and Sampdoria sat at home to welcome the challenge of Rome.
Although Sampdoria is temporarily in 16th place in the standings, it is relatively safe to lead the relegation zone by seven points. In the last 10 games, Samp has played a big game, 3 wins and 7 losses, no draws.
Roma have been in pretty good form recently, facing rivals Lazio in the last round of the league, Roma quickly slashed the mess, won easily 3-0, and went unbeaten in 9 rounds. The last time Roma lost in the league was against Juventus on January 10, 84 days later.
Mourinho's starting line-up is Patricio, Mancini, Smalling, Ibanes, Karlsdorp, Christant, Oliveira, Zaleski, Mkhitaryan, Pellegrini and Abraham.
After the opening, Samp completed the shot inside Roma's penalty area. Three minutes later, Roma formed a siege against Sampdoria's goal.
Taking advantage of a corner kick, Ibanez's header went just over the crossbar.
The pace of the two teams was not fast, but the scramble was still quite fierce, and Sensi hit Mancini's elbow on the head during the scramble for the top, and Mancini fell to the ground with some dissatisfaction.
In the 20th minute, Caputo received a pass from Sensi and the shot was quite decisive, Patricio quickly fell to the ground and saved the ball, which was also the most threatening shot of the two teams in the first 20 minutes.
In the 26th minute, Roma played a smooth and exquisite combination in front of the field, Zalevsky crossed, Abraham failed to hit the goal, Mkhitaryan followed up in front of the goal, scored a goal, Roma took a 1-0 lead.
The camera is given to Mourinho, who does not celebrate in any way, but sits on the Diaoyutai with a serious face.
In the first half, the two teams combined only had three shots on goal, and the scene was relatively dull.
Throughout the second half of the game, the camera was pointed at Mourinho many times, and he was still a poker face, and his expression was quite eye-catching. If you don't look at the score, judging from his expression, there are fans who will think that Roma are behind.
In the 65th minute, Samp's cross from the flank had an effect, and Sabiri's stopped shot was all in one go, but it was played too well and was confiscated by Patricio.
In the 75th minute, Roma's fast attack was effective, and Abraham's first stop was a bit of a garlic, but his shot was full of power and was blocked by the defenders.
In the end, Roma won 1-0 away to Sampdoria, winning 6 and drawing 4 in the last 10 rounds, and have been unbeaten for 84 days.
After this campaign, Roma surpassed Atalanta and Lazio in the standings for consecutive times to rise to fifth place, temporarily 5 points away from Juventus, and there is still hope of impacting next season's Champions League places.