In the early morning of May 10, Beijing time, the 36th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: Fiorentina vs Roma. The two sides can be described as evenly matched and evenly matched.
Before the game, Roma accumulated 59 points in 35 games, ranked 6th in the Serie A table, and was in charge of the Europa League qualification initiative, and Fiorentina ranked 8th with 56 points, and there is also hope of competing for Europa League qualification.
Roma started 3412, Tammy Abraham and Pellegrini double forwards, forward Veretu, midfielders Zalevsky, Oliveira, Christant and Karlsdorp, three centre-backs Ibanes, Smalling and Mancini, goalkeeper Patricio. The starting eleven are worth a total of 230 million euros.
Fiorentina started 433, Cabral, Gonzalez and Ikoone three strikers, midfielders Duncan, Amrabat and Bonaventura, four defenders Biragi, Igor, Mirenkovic and Vinuti, goalkeeper Terraciano. The total value of the starting eleven is 130 million euros.
Only 3 minutes after the opening, Roma suffered a tragic blow, Gonzalez burst into the box and fell to the ground, after VAR verification, the referee determined that Karlstop kicked Gonzalez, awarded a penalty, Gonzalez hit the main penalty, Roma fell behind 0:1.
In the 11th minute, Bonaventura took the ball into the box on the right side, but Roma did not have anyone to grab the defense, it seems that the national football team defense is possessed by the soul, Bonaventura decisively got up and shot at the goal, the ball was scored! Roma are already 0:2 behind.
Conceded two goals in a row in the opening ten minutes, this defense! Mourinho on the sidelines was furious.
In the 14th minute, Tammy Abraham took the ball on the right and crossed it, but there was no teammate in the penalty area, and he was easily released by the Fiorentina players. This offense! It also made Mourinho very dissatisfied.
In the 19th minute, Amrabat was fouled and Roma won a well-placed free kick in front of the box, Pellegrini took a direct shot at goal, which was saved by Terraciano.
In the 24th minute, Bonaventura scored another goal, but it was invalidated by offside.
In the 35th minute, Mirenkovic pressed a long-range shot that was confiscated by Patricio.
In first-half stoppage time, Pellegrini's free-kick was driven into the box, and Tammy Abraham did not catch up, but two Roma players in the box fell to the ground, and the referee did not show any indication.
In the 54th minute, Tammy Abraham received a cross from his teammate and headed the ball into the goal, which was deflected off the top.
In the 82nd minute, Zaniolo's shot into the box was easily taken down by the goalkeeper.
In the 89th minute, Spinazzolla came on as a substitute and it appeared that the injury had almost recovered.
In stoppage time, Fiorentina substitute striker Piatek volleyed high inside the penalty area.
Losing this game, Mourinho's team is a bit unoptimistic if they want to compete for Europa League qualification, and in the current Serie A table, Lazio ranks 52nd with 62 points, Andromeda, Fiorentina and Atalanta all have 59 points. According to the relevant rules, Serie A finally participated in the 5th and 6th Europa League and the 7th in the UEFA Qualifiers.
However, another way for Roma to qualify for the Europa League is to win the UEFA Champions League, which they have reached the final, where their opponent is the Dutch giants Feyenoord.