The 33rd round of Serie A ushered in a match, with Roma hosting Bologna. Roma's record this season is okay, after all, it is very good to be in the Champions League after the change of coach. Roma is unbeaten in the last 5 games, including AC Milan, which defeated the powerful AC Milan in the Europa League, and reached the semi-finals, where it will face the Bundesliga big dark Leverkusen, and the prospects for promotion are not very optimistic. This time, Roma are facing the big dark horse Bologna. As a result, Roma fell at home, losing 3-1 to Bologna, leaving fifth place in the league in jeopardy.
Roma lined up 433 for this game, with Dybala, Tammy Abraham and El Shaarawy partnering to attack the trident. Cristante, Paredes and Lorenzo Pellegrini make up the midfield three. Celik, Diego Llorente, Gianluca Mancini and Angelinho started the game in the back four. Svillar was the starting goalkeeper. Azmoun, Zalewski, Karlsdorp and Spinazzola were on the bench.
In the 8th minute of the game, Shaarawy received a cross pass from Dybala on the left side of the penalty area, pushed it directly, and kicked it high. Five minutes later, Roma were punished for missing a great chance! Azizu fired a curling shot into the box and the ball went in! The goal was so explosive! The goalkeeper didn't react at all. In the 19th minute, Paredes burst into the penalty area, smashed the ball and pushed it into the far corner, but the kick was deflected. In the 39th minute, Salemakles took a free kick directly at the goal, the ball hit the goal frame and popped up, and Roma escaped! 4 minutes later, Roma conceded the ball again! Zirkze shot from close range on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball went in! At halftime, Roma fell behind 0-2 and fell into a desperate situation!
In the second half, El Shaarawy fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the defender cleared it on the goal line. De Rossi then made aggressive substitutions, with Karlsdorp, Spinazzola and Azmoun all coming off the bench. Celik, Angelinho and Tammy Abraham were all substituted!
In the 55th minute, De Rossi's substitution had an immediate effect, with Azmoun seizing the opportunity and slotting home from close range to pull a goal back for Roma. However, Roma's poor defence was broken down again in the 66th minute. Salemakles received a clever pass and had a one-on-one chance, he calmly picked it up, the ball went past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net, and in the 85th minute, Manuel Pellegrini fired high from outside the area. Castro then scored, but the goal was disallowed because his team-mate was offside. The final score was set at 1-3, Roma lost to Bologna!
Motta made history by leading Bologna to 62 points from 33 games, a team record in the Serie A three-point era. This game caused chaos in the race for five, with Roma in fifth place still on 55 points, while Atalanta behind them had 54 points. This means that Roma could be squeezed out of the Champions League at any time as long as they drop points! At the same time, Lazio, who have 52 points, also see hope of reaching the Champions League zone. Will Atalanta be able to squeeze out Roma in the next round?