In the 31st round of Serie A, Roma, the three-time winner of serie a condominium led by Mourinho, won again, beating Sampdoria 1-0 away from home, and Mkhitaryan scored the only goal of the game. At the age of 33, Mkhitaryan is in very good form, scoring four goals and assisting six times in 37 games in all competitions this season, and his contract with Roma expires on 30 June 2022, mourinho still loves the top midfielder who has worked with Manchester United since the beginning, publicly stating that the team will renew his contract to keep him.
In this match against Sampdoria, Mourinho showed the strongest lineup, with Tammy Abraham, Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pelagriny leading the starting 11 players in a formation of 3421, with Tammy Abraham as the single arrow, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan as the double forwards. Mourinho's tactical intent is clear, to strengthen the control of the midfield without losing creativity, and overall it feels very stable, the only drawback is still too conservative.
In the 26th minute of the game, Roma launched an attack from the left side and quickly completed the continuous coordination, full-back Zalevsky inserted a bottom cross in front of him, Mkhitaryan in front of the goal easily wrapped up and snatched the goal, Roma smoothly led 1-0, Sampdoria counterattacked in the case of falling behind, Roma withstood the pressure and successfully maintained the 1-0 score until the end of the game.
Statistics, as a giant who has won 3 Serie A titles, Roma 100% critical attack Sampdoria, one foot to the ground, refused to go cold, 52% of the possession rate in the whole game, shot 7 times, only 1 foot shot to complete the goal, determining the game win, Mourinho's 1-0 magic reappeared. Mkhitaryan, who scored the only goal of the game, won the MVP in a single game, and his personal value was perfectly demonstrated.
After winning the game, Roma continued to fight for four points, scoring 54 points, five points behind Juventus, who is fourth in the table, considering Roma's recent record, which has been unbeaten in 9 consecutive matches, 5 wins and 4 draws, while Juventus have lost 2 of their last 3 games, and the state of affairs is obviously fluctuating, which means that Roma still has the opportunity to wrestle with Juventus for a Champions League spot.
In terms of retention, Mourinho does not seem to be under much pressure, and his personal charm is still very strong. While Mourinho publicly called for Mkhitaryan to renew his contract, Tammy Abraham, the top scorer who scored 23 goals for Roma in all competitions this season, took the lead in showing loyalty, saying in an interview with the media: Mourinho was the reason why I chose to join Roma in the first place. Then he hinted that Mourinho had made him better, bluntly saying: always thinking of doing the best for Mourinho, he was also urging me to do my best. It has to be said that Roma introduced Tammy Abraham for 40 million euros last summer, and the current 24-year-old Abraham was quickly activated by Mourinho and his value continued to rise, compared to Romelu Lukaku's performance in the Premier League, Chelsea seems to have lost a lot.