José Mourinho will try to stop Inter in round 34. Roma will try to dampen opponents’ title ambitions and put pressure on Juventus for 4th placeth Job. The previous matchday both teams were drawn and the gap remained five points.
When tuttomercatoweb points out the Giallorossi hadn’t been that close to qualifying for the Champions League at this point in the season since 2019. Claudio Ranieri was at the helm at this point but they finished sixth, three points behind Nerazzurri. Paulo Fonseca never got close in the last two campaigns. They were -12 in 2019-2022 and -11 in the last.
Mourinho will have to break a personal taboo in the Inter game. In recent trips to San Siro after his return to Serie A, he always lost. Milan defeated Roma in the league game during the Nerazzurri won the Coppa Italia. However, the Giallorossi went on the run after such a negative result. In the last 13 games they have only been surpassed once by Bodo/Glimt, but they were able to remedy the situation in the second leg.
The Special One vehemently confronted his players about his old team after the previous fight, saying they should move to Serie C if they were afraid of big games. Roma will miss Nicolò Zaniolo due to a suspension on Saturday. Arturo Vidal is out with an opponent spraining his ankle. Mourinho won’t hold a pre-game presser ahead of the Inter encounter to avoid stirring up controversy and focus on the competition.
