In the 33rd round of Serie A, the battle for the top four was ushered in in the early hours of this morning, and Roma sat at home to face Bologna, but Roma lost to Bologna 1:3, and with one less game, it was already 7 points behind, and it was basically hopeless to rush into the top four. Fortunately, there are five Champions League places in Serie A this season, and Roma only need to hold on to fifth, but after Roma lost, Atalanta was given a chance, and they were only one point away from Roma, and they were very hopeful of counterattacking to win the Champions League.
The remaining fixtures for Rome and Atalanta are as follows
Roma: Udinese (A), Napoli (A), Juventus (H), Atalanta (A), Genoa (H), Empoli (A)
Atalanta: Fiorentina (H), Empoli (H), Salernitana (A), Roma (H), Lecce (A), Torino (H)
Rome 1:3 Bologna
Roma have been in hot form recently, beating Milan twice in the Europa League to advance to the semi-finals, and Serie A is also unbeaten in seven consecutive rounds, but Lukaku's injury has had a big impact on the team's attacking power. Bologna have not been distracted by European competition, but they have suffered two consecutive draws in Serie A recently, and their form is really average.
In the first half, the two teams played a dull game and did not have many shots on goal, but Bologna played at their highest efficiency and seized the few two chances to take a two-goal lead, and Roma felt that due to the lack of fitness after the Europa League match, the players were not excited on the pitch and could not exert any energy at all.
In the 18th minute, Calafioli crossed from the left, and Azuci scored a stunning goal in the penalty area, and Bologna broke the deadlock 1:0. In the 45th minute, Zirkze buckled the defense on the left side of the penalty area and shot from a small angle, the ball was blocked by Svilar, but it still went into the goal, and Bologna extended its lead 2:0.
In the second half of the game, in order to turn back the situation, the Roma team made continuous substitution adjustments, Karlsdorp, Spinazzola and Azmon came on as substitutes, and achieved immediate results, in the 58th minute, Roma crossed from the right, Azmoun finally scored with three consecutive shots, and Roma pulled back a goal 1:2.
In the 66th minute, Dybala tackled Floyle, Bologna launched a quick attack, Zirkze went straight, Saalmakles stepped forward, and the front of the penalty area faced the goalkeeper to pick up the goal, Bologna led 3:1, and Roma was just about to get up and was hit.
In stoppage time, Castro scored another goal when Castro crossed from the right and was flinched for offside.