José Mourinho’s Roma have complicated their European presence next season after losing 2-0 to a Fiorentina who are also looking to secure their passport. Two days before the end of Serie A, both teams added 59 points, as did Atalanta, and one of them could not access either the Europa League or Conference League because Lazio, fifth, added 62 .
Fiorentina confirmed their victory with their two goals in a good start to the game. Nicolás González opened the scoring in the 5th minute by converting a penalty decreed at the request of the VAR after the Argentine himself fell after a bit of contact by Rick Karsdorp just in the front line of the area. Mourinho couldn’t believe it.
Bonaventura made it 2-0 in 11 minutes
Soon, in the 11th minute, it was 2-0, the work of outstanding Giacomo Bonaventura when he ended his internship with a cross shot in front of the passive defense to get stuck in his path.
Roma tried to react but only created danger in this first half with a free kick from Lorenzo Pellegrini which was sent off by goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano (21 ‘).
On the contrary, Fiorentina continued to dominate the game effortlessly and Bonaventura scored again three minutes later but his goal was disallowed by the VAR for a previous offside.
Abraham trailed 2-1
At the break, Mourinho tried to change his team by bringing in Nicoló Zaniolo instead of Sergio Oliveira and Tammy Abraham had a good chance to score with a chopped header approaching the post after a good move and cross. from left by Nicola Zalewski (54 ‘).
Several other options gave Roma a very serious Fiorentina in defensive activities that ended with three straight defeats. For ‘giallorossi’, who have not won for four games, the European panorama is complicated, although they have one last card: if they win the Conference League final against Feyenoord on the 11th, they will automatically qualify for in the Europa League.
Spinazzola returned ten months later
The best news for Mourinho on a forgotten night was the return of Leonardo Spinazzola, already in the 70th minute, ten months after an Achilles tendon amputation in July at an Italy-Belgium European Championship.
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Florentine: Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi (Terzic, 91 ‘); Duncan, Amrabat, Bonaventura (Piatek, 76 ‘); Nicolás González (Callejón, 90 ‘), Arthur Cabral (Maleh, 76’) and Ikoné (Saponara, 91 ‘)
Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp (Shomurodov, 90 ‘), Sergio Oliveira (Zaniolo, 46’), Cristante, Vertout, Zalewski (El Shaarawy, 66 ‘); Lorenzo Pellegrini (Carles Pérez, 75 ‘); Tammy Abraham (Spinazzola, 90 ‘)
Goal: 1-0 Nicolás González (pen.) (5 ‘), 2-0 Bonaventura (11’)
Referee: Marco Guida. Yellow cards for Amrabat (19 ‘), Mancini (24’), Bonaventura (28 ‘), Duncan (49’)
Spectators: 29,580 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Source: La Verdad
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