Jose Mourinho’s clubs have never managed to overcome the team led by Stefano Pioli from the bench.
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Clubs that lead from the bench met six times Stefano Pioli and Jose Mourinho, and the Italian expert never felt the bitterness of defeat.
The popular Mr. “Special”, who was not sitting on the bench of his team tonight due to suspension (missed Roma’s fourth visit to the stadium in Milan), rather, he watched the derby of the 20th round of Serie A from the “San Sira” stands, in the previous five matches he had two draws and three defeats, and tonight he recorded his fourth failure.
Milan deservedly won against Roma 3:1 (1:0), cemented the third position, while moving the Romans even further away from their goal – the position that leads to the Champions League.
It all started in the 11th minute, when Jasin Adli made his debut in Milan. The home team, on whose bench Luka Jović sat for the entire 90 minutes, went to the break with a goal advantage, and then Olivier Giroud in the 56th minute increased their advantage.
Only after conceding two goals did Roma try to play something more concrete and managed to restore uncertainty, at least for a short time, in the 69th minute. Tonight, the excellent Davide Calabria was late with one start, fouled Lorenzo Pellegrini on the very line of the penalty area, and Leandro Paredes he coolly shot in the middle of the goal and reduced the deficit of the “wolf” to one goal.
However, the better game of the “rosonera” followed again. They played a great action in the 84th minute, when Žiru and Teo Hernandez played a double pass, and the Frenchman then knocked the ball into the net of Milet Svilar, who got ahead of Rui Patricio, but had no chance to intervene in any of the goals.
Tonight’s defeat further shook Mourinho’s position. There are increasingly loud stories about the dissatisfaction of the leaders of Roma, who are certainly disappointed with the latest results. The club from the capital is further away from the fourth position, and has been eliminated from the Italian Cup. In the last six league matches, he registered only one triumph and the big question is whether Mourinho’s contract, which expires at the end of the season, will be extended.
On the other hand, Milan continues its pursuit of the leading duo – city rivals Inter and Juventus, who are nine and four points apart, respectively.
SERIES A – ROUND 20:
Lacio – Lentils 1:0 (0:0)
/Felipe Anderson 58/
Cagliari – Bologna 2:1 (1:1)
/Petanja 31, Kalafiori 69 ag – Orsolini 24/
Fiorentina – Udinese 2:2 (0:1)
/Beltran 56, Nzola 87 – Lovrić 10, Toven 73/
Milan – Rome 3:1 (1:0)
/Adli 11, Giroud 56, Hernandez 84 – Paredes 69 pen/
Played on Saturday:
Naples – Salernitana 2:1 (1:1)
/Politano 45+4 pen, Rahmani 90+6 – Kandreva 29/
Genoa – Turin 0:0
Verona – Empoli 2:1 (1:0)
/Đurić 3, Ngong 56 – Zurkovski 64/
Monca – Inter 1:5 (0:2)
/Pesina 68 pens – Čalhanoglu 12 pens, 60, Lautaro Martinez 14, 84 pens, Tiram 88/
Monday:
Atalanta – Frozinone (20.45)
Tuesday:
Juventus – Sassuolo (20.45)
(WORLD)