In the early morning of November 1, Beijing time, the 11th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle, Roma lost 1-2 at home and lost at home to AC Milan for two consecutive seasons. A goal was scored before the end of the match to keep Roma in fourth place in the table and remain in the Champions League zone.
After back-to-back wins at the start of the season, Roma have been volatile lately, including a 6-1 defeat in the European League and a 1-0 loss to Juve in Serie A. At present, in the standings, Roma have scored 19 points in 10 rounds, ranking fourth, 9 points away from the top of the table, there is little hope of winning the championship, and it is more practical to compete for a Champions League seat.
Roma returned home to Milan in this round, with the team facing the top two teams in the table for two consecutive rounds, the last home draw was a 0-0 draw with Napoli. Roma lost 2-1 at home to Milan last season and the team has never lost back-to-back at home to Milan since 2015.
After the opening, Milan, who played away, was the main counter-attacker, and Roma was in a passive situation. Milan created threatening shots until the 25th minute, when Ibrahimovic took a free kick and slashed straight at the goal to help Milan lead 1-0 and score his 400th league goal of his career.
Since then, the Roman backline has encountered continuous dangers. In the 36th minute, Leo's shot was blocked by Patricio. In the 38th minute, Leo scored a goal and the referee ruled that the goal was invalid because Ibrahimovic was offside. In first-half stoppage time, Theo fired a free-kick and Patricio flew to save.
In the second half, Ibrahimovic scored a goal and was ruled invalid for offside. In the 53rd minute, Ibanez kicked Ibrahimovic, the referee maintained the penalty award after being confirmed by VAR, And Casey scored the penalty, and Roma fell behind 0-2. In the 93rd minute, Roma pulled a goal back and eventually lost 1-2.
Roma played at home, the scene was in the inferior position, reflecting the lack of strength, as the manager Mourinho also had no way. This loss, the miracle of 27 years created by Mourinho, is the longest unbeaten home record of a Serie A manager in the three-point era since the 1994-95 season, which is officially ended, staying in 43 games.
In addition, Mourinho also has good news, that is, Roma continues to be fourth in the table, and Atalanta mostly has a goal difference to avoid falling out of the Champions League for the first time this season.