In the early morning of May 2, Beijing time, the 35th round of Serie A, Roma sat at home against Bologna. The two sides exchanged whites for 96 minutes, with Roma drawing 0-0. Roma have won four consecutive games in all competitions, as many as 10 points behind fourth-placed Juve, and Mourinho's side missed next season's Champions League three rounds in advance.
With Yuwen winning the round, Roma would have to take Bologna at home if they wanted to keep their weak hopes of a four-quarter race. Coincidentally, Bologna has been in excellent shape recently, drawing ac Milan and Juve in April, and in the last round, it upset defending champions Inter Milan 2-1, scoring 5 points in front of the 3 giants.
Roma had only 42 per cent of the ball in the match, but created a total of 17 shots on goal, almost twice as many as their opponents. The result? Roma's strikers collectively lost their souls, only 5 shots on target, and never turned into goals, leaving Mourinho helpless, and the madman repeatedly showed a desperate look.
This 0-0 match left Roma with a four-game winless run in all competitions and a three-game winless league match. With three rounds left in the season, Roma trailing Fourth-placed Juve by as many as 10 points, mourinho bid farewell to next season's Champions League.
And Roma in the case of the same points, the goal difference is not as good as Lazio, so it was squeezed to the 6th place in the table by the city's sworn enemies. Fortunately, inter and Juve will play in the Coppa Italia final this season, and the 6th in Serie A can also directly qualify for the Europa League, otherwise Roma will be more troublesome.
As we all know, Mourinho's tactical system needs top centers, and Drogba, Benzema, Ronaldo, Higuain, Eto'o and Kane have all brought him success, but Roma does not have such a role, and the top scorer Abraham does not dare to compliment him.
Roma have finished fifth in Serie A in terms of shots on goal this season, but only 8th in terms of goals, which is not something Mourinho can change. It is no exaggeration to say that if Mourinho had an Arnautovic in his hand, he might not have been so bothered.
The Serie A pattern of the 21/22 season is basically determined, with Milan competing for the title, Napoli and Juve competing for third place, and Lazio, Roma and Fiorentina fighting for the fifth place.
If Roma want to go further next season and truly enter the ranks of the fourth place, they must carry out targeted reinforcements, and the top priority is to bring in a reliable center forward.