2024-01-21 07:00:35
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, new coach De Rossi led the Roma team to defeat Verona, who was ranked third from the bottom, 2:1 at home, temporarily ranking seventh in the standings with 32 points. The picture shows the moments of players from both sides fighting during the game. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
[The Epoch Times, January 21, 2024](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Li Rongshi) On January 20, local time, in the 21st round of Serie A, the first game after Mourinho was fired, new coach De Rossi ( Daniele De Rossi led Roma to a great start, beating Verona 2:1 at home, which ranked third from the bottom, temporarily ranking seventh. AC Milan reversed a 3:2 away victory over the “downstream” team Udinese and firmly ranked third in the standings.
After the madman gets out of class, Roma wins
In the last round of the league, after losing to AC Milan 1:3 in an away game, Roma only scored 29 points in 20 rounds, creating the team’s worst record in the same period in the past 21 years since the 2002-2003 season, and the ranking fell to the third place. Nine, not only are they further and further away from the league championship, but even the hope of qualifying for the Champions League has become slim. As a result, American boss Friedkin decided to fire Portugal coach Jose Mourinho.
On January 16, 2024, the 60-year-old Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho was suddenly fired by the Roma Club. From Manchester United to Tottenham, and then to Roma, “Madman” sadly resigned in the third season of coaching the team. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)
After Mourinho ended his two-and-a-half-year coaching career in Roma, the 40-year-old Roma legend De Rossi served as the “firefighting” coach and will coach the team until the end of this season. From Manchester United to Tottenham and then to Roma, “Madman” Mourinho sadly resigned in his third season of coaching the team.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, new coach De Rossi led the Roma team to defeat Verona, who was ranked third from the bottom, 2:1 at home, temporarily ranking seventh in the standings with 32 points. The picture shows Roma’s new coach Daniele De Rossi. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
After “Madman” finished class, countless Roma fans expressed their gratitude, reluctance and regret to him on the forum. The Portuguese has expressed his love for Roma fans in public many times before. In this round, Roma faced Verona at home. Roma fans at the scene displayed banners such as: “I will always love you, Mourinho… Come on, De Rossi.” They also booed Roma players, especially captain Pellegrini.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, new coach De Rossi led the Roma team to defeat Verona, who was ranked third from the bottom, 2:1 at home, temporarily ranking seventh in the standings with 32 points. The picture shows Roma fans holding banners supporting “Madman” Mourinho. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
In the 20th minute of the game, Shaarawi dribbled the ball into the penalty area and knocked it back to Lukaku. The latter followed up with a low shot and opened the scoring for Roma 1:0. In the 25th minute, Lukaku passed the ball into the penalty area. Shaarawi passed the ball with his back from the center. After Pellegrini got the ball, he volleyed and scored, helping Roma take a 2:0 lead.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, new coach De Rossi led the Roma team to defeat Verona, who was ranked third from the bottom, 2:1 at home, temporarily ranking seventh in the standings with 32 points. The picture shows the moments of players from both sides fighting during the game. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
In the 64th minute, Djuric headed a header in the penalty area and the ball hit the arm of Roma defender Diego Llorente. Then VAR intervened. The referee watched the video replay and awarded Verona a penalty kick. Djuric personally took the shot. Penalty, but the penalty kick was missed. In the 77th minute, after Florentino got the ball in the frontcourt, he got rid of the defense and took a long shot, scoring a “world wave” and winning a victory for Verona.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, new coach De Rossi led the Roma team to defeat Verona, who was ranked third from the bottom, 2:1 at home, temporarily ranking seventh in the standings with 32 points. The picture shows the moments of players from both sides fighting during the game. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images)
In the end, Roma defeated Verona 2:1 at home, ending its three-game winless streak and accumulating 32 points. It overtook Bologna and Naples in one game and rose to seventh place, only 2 points away from the Champions League.
Milan scored a stoppage-time winner in away game
Since AC Milan was eliminated from the Champions League group stage, they have focused all their energy on the league. The “Rosone Rossoneri” ushered in a strong rebound and remained unbeaten for 5 consecutive league rounds, achieving 4 wins and 1 draw, firmly ranking third in the standings. In this round, AC Milan went to an away game to challenge Udinese, who was ranked fourth from the bottom.
In the 31st minute, Special Olympics made a pass from an inverted triangle, and Chick outflanked him and scored with a low shot, helping AC Milan break the deadlock 1:0. In the 42nd minute, Samardzic advanced with the ball at the top of the arc. After passing the defender with a fake move, he succeeded in a pocket shot, helping Udinese equalize the score 1:1. Both sides return to the same level.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, AC Milan reversed a 3:2 away victory over the “downstream” team Udinese and firmly ranked third in the standings, still 6 points away from the top spot, Inter Milan. The picture shows the moments of players from both sides fighting during the game. (Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
The game changed sides again, and in the 62nd minute, Tuowan scored a volley from close range, giving Udinese a 2:1 lead. In the 83rd minute, Leo found Theo with a long pass. The latter’s cross was not far away. Giroud hit the crossbar with a volley. Jovic followed up with a header and scored, rewriting the score to 2:2.
On January 20, 2024, in the 21st round of Serie A, AC Milan reversed a 3:2 away victory over the “downstream” team Udinese and firmly ranked third in the standings, still 6 points away from the top spot, Inter Milan. The picture shows the moments of players from both sides fighting during the game. (Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Milan took a corner kick from the right, Giroud made a header and assisted, and Okafor completed the winner in front of the goal. In the end, AC Milan defeated Udinese 3:2 in a thrilling away game and ushered in its fourth consecutive Serie A victory. The points reached 45 points and continued to rank firmly in third place. They were only 6 points behind Inter Milan, the leader with one game in hand.
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