Although he took over as Roma's new coach halfway through, under the leadership of De Rossi, the Red Wolves gradually got out of the slump, and after successfully advancing to the semi-finals of the Europa League, they won the Serie A replay. In the 34th round of Serie A, Roma went to play Napoli away, and when Dybala scored first, Roma conceded 2 goals in a row, but fortunately, Abraham scored a goal at the last moment, and Roma was equal with Napoli 2:2.
Napoli won the Serie A title last season, but their form has plummeted this season, and the defending Serie A champions, who are in eighth place, will even miss out on a European place next season. Although there is still a Europa League semi-final next week, De Rossi did not rotate, Dybala, El Shaarawy and Azmoun led the attack, Pellegrini, Cristante and Beauvais sat in midfield, Christensen, Mancini Jr., Ndicka and Spinazzola formed the backline, and Svillar guarded the goal.
On the Napoli side, Kvaratskhelia, Osimhen and Politano partnered in the attacking line, while Anguiza, Lobotka, Di Lorenzo and Meret also made their debuts.
In the 5th minute of the opening game, Dybala took a corner kick, Ndicka's header was ferried, Pellegrini's header in front of the goal was slightly high, and then the game entered the rhythm of Napoli, in the 20th minute, Politano went through, Di Lorenzo's shot from a small angle was blocked, and in the 30th minute, Ndicka made a mistake in the tackle, Osimhen shot hard from a small angle, and Svillar blocked the ball in time to save the ball in the near corner.
In the 35th minute, Osimhen retreated to the midfield with a header, and Anguissa stepped forward at high speed to form a one-knife attack, and Svilar's burst shot went straight wide. In the 39th minute, Kvaratskhelia's shot into the far corner from the edge of the penalty area was very threatening, and Svillar flew to make a brave save, and one minute later, Kvaratskhelia's corner kick was crossed, and Juan Jr. kicked it away in front of most of the empty goal.
In the 58th minute of the second half, Mancini Jr. transferred a long pass from the backfield, Christensen crossed from the right, Azmoun grabbed the point and was put to the ground by Juan Jr., the referee decisively pointed to twelve yards, Dybala hit the penalty, 1:0! Two minutes later, Politano swam to the left and crossed for Osimhen's header to graze the post.
In the 72nd minute, Lobotka advanced the straight stopper, Osimhen used the speed advantage to force Mancini Jr. into the penalty area to shoot hard, Svillar made a brave save to block the ball out of the bottom line and successfully saved the team;
From the lead to the behind, De Rossi directly let go of the fight for Abraham, this substitution also immediately received the effect, in the 89th minute, Dybala out of the corner, Ndicka header ferry, Abraham nodded the ball into the net, 2:2! It is with this key goal, Roma difficult to complete the draw, all competitions have been unbeaten in 8 games, but after taking away 1 point, Roma has a lead of only 2 points, and may be overtaken by Atalanta behind him at any time.