At 02:45 Beijing time on May 2, the 35th round of Serie A, Roma was forced to draw 0-0 by Bologna at home, suffering a three-round winless. With only three rounds left, Roma trailed Serie A fourth-place Juve by 10 points and officially missed next season's Champions League.
According to statistics, this is the first time in 46 years that Roma has been kept clean sheet by Bologna at home in Serie A. This 0-0 game allowed Juve and Napoli to receive big gifts, they led Roma by 10 and 11 points respectively, and locked up the top four of Serie A three rounds in advance, becoming the last two teams to qualify for next season's Champions League after AC Milan and Inter Milan.
The 0-0 draw made Roma boss Jose Mourinho furious again, and he shelled the referee for not awarding Medel a handball in the penalty area, allowing Bologna to profit. With Lazio behind him coming behind him 4-3 to reverse Spezia with three misses in the round, Roma, who conceded two points in the round, has been equalised by Lazio and is two goals behind in terms of goal difference. Fortunately, the rule of Serie A is that the same points are counted first, so Roma can still rank 5th in Serie A with a mutual record.
After being upset by Bologna in this round to draw 0-0, Mourinho's side has officially missed next season's Champions League. Roma now have two ways to qualify for the Europa League, which is to keep Fifth Place in Serie A and to compete for the UEFA Title.