2023-12-11 00:26:55
AS Roma was held in check this Sunday by Fiorentina (1-1).
AS Roma, held in check on Sunday by Fiorentina (1-1) and reduced to nine men at the end of the match, narrowly retained its 4th place in Serie A but is now only ahead of Bologna on goal difference.
An early goal from Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku, his 7th of the season in the league, on a serve from Paulo Dybala, had nevertheless put José Mourinho’s players on the right track from the 5th minute.
But on the hour mark, the expulsion for a second yellow card of Polish midfielder Nicola Zalewski (64th) followed two minutes later by the equalizer from Luca Martinez Quarta’s header reversed the situation.
Roma even finished nine after the exclusion in the 87th minute of Lukaku for a sole on Christian Kouamé.
In numerical superiority, the Viola rushed to attack but the long-range attempts of Arthur Melo (89th) and Alfred Duncan (90+2) did not result in an electric end to the match.
At the start of the evening, Bologna won 2-1 on the Salernitana pitch.
Led by Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, scorer of a double, Thiago Motta’s players had provisionally snatched this 4th qualifying place for the Champions League from the Romans.
With a less favorable goal difference (+6 against +11), They fell one place but now have 25 points, like the Romans.
Inter Milan still occupies the lead in the championship: after having won 4-0 on Saturday at home against poorly ranked Udinese, the Interists are two points ahead of their runner-up, Juventus, victorious over Naples 1-0 on Friday evening in opening match of the 15th day.
Behind, AC Milan is marking time, beaten 3-2 on Saturday at Atalanta. With 29 points, Olivier Giroud’s teammates are seven points behind Inter and see AS Roma, Bologna and Fiorentina coming back on them.
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