In the early morning of April 19, Beijing time, the 33rd round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle, with Napoli sitting at home to meet Rome. The goals of the two teams are different, before this game, Napoli ranked third, five points behind Milan at the top of the table, although the chain was dropped in succession, but there was still hope for winning the title.
Roma's goal is quite clear, that is, to try to qualify for next season's Champions League, before this game, Roma are six points behind fourth-placed Juventus, and their hopes for fourth place have increased significantly.
Napoli lost at home to Fiorentina in the last round of the league, with 3 wins and 2 losses in the last five rounds, while Roma's midweek 4-0 victory over Bode shines to advance to the final four of the European Cup. In the league, Roma have won 7 and drawn 4 in the last 11 rounds, and their form is booming.
However, away to the stronger Napoli, Roma still fell into a full passivity, the entire first half of the game, Napoli controlled the situation, Roma combined only two shots, and from Napoli Anguissa in the side of the box after the header rubbed.
In the first half, Napoli had four shots on goal and Roma had just two.
In the second half, Roma got good opportunities in succession, but Napoli goalkeeper Merete performed well, one by one, and in the 91st minute, Shaarawi scored and completed the draw.
In the end, Napoli drew 1-1 at home to Roma, two points behind Inter and four points behind Milan, making it more difficult to win the title.
The Roma league has been unbeaten for 12 rounds, and the gap with Juventus has narrowed to 5 points, and the hope of competing for the fourth place is further increased.
It is worth noting that in addition to the occasional serious expression, Mourinho smiled most of the game, even if Zaniolo received a yellow card, Mourinho was still smiling.
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Napoli launched an onslaught in the opening stages, and Osmayne's successive shots inside the penalty area were threatening. In the 11th minute, Ibanez returned to the box and knocked down Lozano.
The referee looked back at the VAR and awarded a penalty, and the camera was given to Mourinho, who was smiling.
Insigne took the penalty and although Patricio was right in his judgment, he shot straight into the theoretical dead end and Napoli took a 1-0 lead.
In the 38th minute, Roma won a free kick in front of the field, Pellegrini hoisted the ball into the box, Napoli player Anguiza's header was formed and formed, and the ball smashed on the crossbar and popped up, which was Roma's first shot of the whole game.
At the end of the first half, Zalevsky cut into the box and shot, which was saved by Meret.
Just a minute into the second half, Osmayne turned around and shot inside the penalty area, hitting Mancini and popping up.
In the 57th minute, Roma showed a tacit understanding of cooperation, Mancini sent a long pass, Pellegrini arrived at the ball, and his small angle shot was saved by Meret.
In the 59th minute, Karsdorp's cross was fairly accurate and Tammy Abraham's header looked more like a return pass, missing a good opportunity.
In the 62nd minute, Lozano burst into the penalty area and fell to the ground again.
However, this time he was purely touching porcelain, and Zaleski stood up to question Lozano, and before he could speak, he was pushed to the ground by Lozano, and many of the two teams were involved in the conflict.
The referee quickly stepped in and gave Lozano a yellow card.
In the 74th minute, after Zaniolo burst into the box, he fell to the ground after making contact with Meret. Players from both teams put pressure on the referee, who did not award any penalties.
At this point, the referee suddenly ran to the Roma coaching bench, perhaps because of dissatisfaction with the penalty, Roma's substitute goalkeeper Fossato was sent off with a red card.
The camera is given to Mourinho, who does not have any anger, but responds with ridicule.
In the 91st minute, Roma completed the draw, and substitute Shaarawi scored a powerful shot.
Mourinho roared with rage and once again showed his magical substitution skills!