A match in the 22nd round of Serie A was contested, and Roma challenged Saranitana away. In the first half, Candreva had a powerful shot denied, Romelu Lukaku's shot was blocked, Nwankovo's header was blocked, and Manuel Pellegrini's free-kick was deflected wide. In the second half, Dybala scored from the penalty spot, Nwankovo headed high, Manuel Pellegrini doubled the lead and Kastanos pulled one back. In the end, Roma beat Salernitana 2-1.
Candreva was able to get a kick-off shot from the right side of the box in front of a three-man pack, but he shot too wide and the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. Four minutes later, Lukaku's powerful shot from inside the box was blocked by a defender in front of him. In the 23rd minute, Candreva feinted past a defender on the edge of the penalty area, and then kicked high into the far corner. In the 30th minute, Bradaric shook off the angle outside the penalty area and fired a long-range shot into the far corner, the goalkeeper fell to the ground to save the ball, and the ball was then cleared. Immediately afterwards, Shauna took a kick from the right side of the penalty area, only to be blocked by a defender in front of him.
In the 34th minute, Candreva tried a long-range shot from outside the box and kicked it high. Five minutes later, Nwankovo's header into the near corner was blocked. Towards the end of the half, Roma were awarded a free-kick in front. Manuel Pellegrini took the penalty and he fired straight at goal, but it went wide. At half-time, the score was still 0-0!Roma had 74% possession in the first half, but only had a pitiful 2 shots on goal and failed to shoot on target. Salernitana, on the other hand, had nine shots on goal in the first half, three on target, and also failed to score.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 50th minute, Maggiore committed a handball foul in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Dybala took the penalty and deceived the goalkeeper and fired a low shot. In the 60th minute, Candreva crossed the ball near the bottom line on the right side, and Nwankovo headed the goal from close range, which was unbelievably high. Salernitana squandered a golden chance to equalise. In the 62nd minute, Salernitana made a substitution, with Maltagani and Kastanos coming on as substitutes.
In the 70th minute, Salernitana scored. Casstanos breached the Roma door and pulled a goal back. In the end, Roma beat Salernitana 2-1. After Roma replaced Jose Mourinho, new coach De Rossi led the team to two consecutive victories. Roma reached 35 points on total and temporarily moved up to 5th place. The race for the top four is chaotic, and Roma are already one point behind Atalanta in fourth. Fiorentina and Lazio are both on 34 points, and the gap between these teams is too small and the competition is too fierce.